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Brian Keenan – Music


Brian Keenan wrote an account of his own experience of being kidnapped and held in confinement  – “An Evil Cradling”. Here he is reading from chapter seven  “Music”, accompanied by animations by Kavaleer productions. The result is a brief but … Continue reading

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International Mental Health Conference – Toronto, June 2014


June 2014 in Toronto offers you the opportunity to build your own conference experiencefrom these events… This post includes brief descriptions, links to more information and links to registration. Please note each event requires separate registration.   Fri 13th June       |  Psychosis … Continue reading

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Understanding our Sensitivity – a workshop


A Workshop with Rufus May and Elisabeth Svanholmer
Toronto, Tue 17 June 2014
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Living With Voices – 16 Jun 2014


    living with voices 16Jun2014-Poster <a href=”https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-with-voices-tickets-11450588017?ref=ebtn&#8221; target=”_blank”><img src=”https://www.eventbrite.com/custombutton?eid=11450588017&#8243; alt=”Eventbrite – Living With Voices” /></a> Description and registration information Living With Voices Toronto, Mon 16th June 2014 workshop | celebration | showcase | fundraiser Many of us will hear … Continue reading

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Hearing voices can be a good thing – Jeanette Winterson


  Jeanette Winterson, author, playwright, on how hearing voices can be a good thing,  and on how madness is not the end but the start of a healing process. And if, because of that, you want to put her in … Continue reading

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An important question: What happened to you?


Eleanor Longden’s TED Talk has been seen by a couple of million people online. It has also been nominated by The Guardian newspaper as one of The Twenty Online Talks That Could Change Your Life. Eleanor will be joining us … Continue reading

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Hearin’ voices ain’t all bad you know ?


Hearing Voices ain’t all bad you know?
-it’s better than the crap on TV.

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Worker Training – #1 Accepting Voices – Fri 28th March 2014


Announcing a new opportunity for you to participate in this excellent workshop designed for workers in any role or discipline and working in any  organization. If, in your work, you encounter people who hear voices – and who might struggle … Continue reading

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Seeing things? Hearing things? Many of us do – Oliver Sacks


Short piece by Oliver Sacks from Nov 2012 in the lead up to publication of his book “Hallucinations”. Seeing things, hearing things, thinking things, feeling things that others don’t is what humans do- we all see, hear feel think in … Continue reading

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INSiDE


Ever wondered what it can be like hearing voices without actually hearing voices? I can not and would not dream of attempting to pretend that I know what other people experience, nor would I lay any claims  to know some … Continue reading

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