Tag Archives: Health

100 ways to support recovery


This is the 100th posting on recoverynetwork:toronto. so it seems an appropriate time to share this…. one hundred ways to support recovery … find link to pdf at bottom of this post rethink.org is the biggest membership-based mental health charity in … Continue reading

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Dr Gabor Mate- the Hidden Costs of Stress on Health


Interview on TVO – Alan Gregg talks with Dr Gabor Maté talking about his book… When the Body Says No – the cost of hidden stress He talks about about the stress-emotion connection and the stress- immune connection – how our immune system … Continue reading

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Clara Hughes on Q


An excellent interview with Gian Gromeshi  on CBC’s Q The single best wat to improve the way we think about mental health is simply for more of us to talk about mental health …and if we can all learn to talk about it … Continue reading

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Why patients need a say in their health care


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23½ hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?


What is the single best thing we can do for our health? Dr. Mike Evans , Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael’s Hospital. On how doing one , … Continue reading

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Learning to Cope With a Mind’s Taunting Voices


Another piece highlighted by INTERVOICE’s media watch… From NY Times, Aug 2011 view the short video -click on the image below to  [2.5mins] to read the article click the link below… Lives Restored Learning to Cope With a Mind’s Taunting … Continue reading

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Richard Bentall – Diagnoses are psychiatry’s star signs. Let’s listen more and drug people less


UK Guardian Monday 31 August 2009 Diagnoses are psychiatry’s star signs. Let’s listen more and drug people less The biological approach to treating mental illness has been a lamentable failure. We must focus on a patient as a person  Surveying … Continue reading

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Rufus May – brain gym


Another of the presenters at the November conference in Toronto. Rufus May takes us through a series of simple exercises we can use to strengthen mind body connection, give ourselves some care and to help ourselves feel more relaxed – and more … Continue reading

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Dr Joanna Moncrieff – The Myth of The Chemical Cure


From BBC (uk) radio 2 Today Programme, 2009 Dr Joanna Moncrieff interview …. Taking a pill to treat depression is widely believed to work by reversing a chemical imbalance. But in this week’s Scrubbing Up health column, Dr Joanna Moncrieff, of … Continue reading

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wishes


   Event:   INTAR/ Leadership Project conference: Toronto November 2011 At the conference in November we asked people to share a personal and heartfelt wish. In the gallery below we share them with the world…. Thanks to Earla for encouraging people to share … Continue reading

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