Tag Archives: Healing

Jungle Prescription – encore

Posted on June 26, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Here’s a welcome repeat showing by CBC of Jungle Medicine – the episode of The Nature Of Things With David Suzuki about Dr Gabor Mate and Ayahuasca. Thursday June 28th at 8pm Thursday July 5th at 8pm …set your recorders. or … Continue reading →

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Hearing Voices: a normal human experience

Posted on June 25, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

This pamphlet accompanies the talk I gave in the workshop at the… Holistic Mental Health Conference Toronto, 21 June 2012. pamphlet available here as  pdf:   hearing voices- a normal human experience [25Jun2012] Related articles Holistic Mental Health Conference (recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com) Disturbed … Continue reading →

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Mental Health: The road to diagnosis is filled with twists and turns

Posted on May 31, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

If you hear voices you are not alone. I do too. Research shows as many as 10 to 15% of us do:  that’s about a billion people – it’s more common than left-handedness and more common than living in North … Continue reading →

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chemical imbalance my ass…

Posted on May 23, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

What started as an honest hypothesis is, and has for some time been known to be mere hypothesis,  entirely false. Indeed,  drug companies are  careful in their literature  to claim it as no more than  a “belief”: take a moment … Continue reading →

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I had voices in my head but bullies didn’t try to understand

Posted on May 11, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Great Feature article from The Scottish SUN telling the story of Gemma Pattison who began to hear voices as a teen and found that those around her used it to bully and taunt her – making the experience even more … Continue reading →

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Pat Deegan – people are punished for going back to work

Posted on April 25, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Short clip [3mins] from a talk by Pat Deegan “As a person begins to find the energy to say: how can I begin to get back in my life again?”‘ …that’s where we need to eliminate social barriers because this … Continue reading →

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empowerment requires narrative

Posted on April 21, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

…another from Hugh MacLeod at gapingvoid.com MacLeod aims his messages mostly to a business audience – with what I think are universal ideas… So what’s this got to do with recovery? When you’ve read his short message below, try reading the last paragraph … Continue reading →

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The Coalition of No – Seth Godin

Posted on April 2, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

No Sucks No, you are not normal No, you have a chemical imbalance No, you need to take these drugs No, you need to take them for the rest of your  life No, you lack insight No, you need to … Continue reading →

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how I tamed the voices in my head

Posted on March 29, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

If you hear voices it does not necessarily mean you are ill . But it can be a real pain in the ass and it might scare the crap out of you, or simply leave you feeling exausted and alone. About … Continue reading →

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Iian McGilchrist – The Divided Brain

Posted on March 24, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Iian McGilchrist’s RSA talk The Divided Brain – how its not quite the way we used to think but the brain is profoundly divided and how we need to think of not being either left or right brain – but left … Continue reading →

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