Tag Archives: mental health

John Forbes Nash – A Brilliant Madness

Posted on February 27, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

You may be more familiar with the Hollywierd movie “A Beautiful Mind” which inevitably romanticizes some parts of John Nash’s story – notably the usefulness of “anti-psychotics” in his recovery. This documentary for PBS includes Nash’s own words. It tells … Continue reading →

Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Healing, hearing voices, mental diversity, mental skillness, my story, psychosis, The Mad Ones | Tagged community, compassion, emancipation, John Forbes Nash, mental health, my story, psychosis | 3 Comments

100 ways to support recovery

Posted on February 18, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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 →

Posted in Healing, Learning, recovery perspectives, The Mad Ones | Tagged choice, expet recovery, Health, mental health, recovery, support | 2 Comments

Dr Gabor Mate- the Hidden Costs of Stress on Health

Posted on February 16, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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 →

Posted in recovery perspectives, resilience, stress | Tagged Child development, Gabor Mate, Health, mental health, Stress, Toronto | 6 Comments

The Life Scientific: Robin Murray

Posted on February 14, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Psychiatrist Robin Murray tells why he has changed his mind about the cause of schizophrenia. The Life Scientific is a 1/2 hour show on BBC Radio four that aims at getting inside the minds of scientists. This episode seeks to get inside … Continue reading →

Posted in hearing voices, Ideas, psychosis | Tagged Delusion, Healing, hearing voices, mental health, Peter Chadwick, psychosis, Robin Murray, Rufus May, schizophrenia | Comments Off

Recovery Without Medication

Posted on February 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Daniel Mackler interviews Lloyd Ross Phd about his work helping a woman who hears voices and has been diagnosed with schizophrenia heal with psychotherapy and without medication. Here I interview Lloyd Ross, PhD, about his work with a patient (whose identity he … Continue reading →

Posted in Healing, hearing voices, psychosis, recovery perspectives | Tagged Daniel Mackler, hearing voices, mental health, Psychotherapy, recovery, schizophrenia | 1 Comment

Clara Hughes on Q

Posted on February 9, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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 →

Posted in advocacy and rights, depression, Emancipate yourself..., mental skillness, my story | Tagged Clara Hughes, Health, mental health | 1 Comment

Who better to guide the ‘walking wounded’ than someone who’s been there?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later Part 4 in a series by Globe and Mail in last couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Healing, Learning, peer support, resilience | Tagged Canadian Forces, Health Canada, mental health, mental health commission, my story, Peer support | 1 Comment

Troubling Treatment

Posted on February 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later On how, with a lack of psychological services for youth to refer to Doctors … Continue reading →

Posted in anatomy of an epidemic, medication madness, mental diversity, my story, what's going on? | Tagged ADHD In Teenagers, Asperger syndrome, mental health, Robert Whitaker | Comments Off

come laugh your head off!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Come Laugh Your Head Off! The Mood Disorders Association of Ontario Presents: LAUGHING LIKE CRAZY Comedy Showcase Featuring stand-up comedy performances by graduates of the first ever Young Adult Program! (ages 19 to 32) Writing comedy about experiences of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Event, Healing, making sense of "mental illlness", mental skillness, my story, neuroplasticity, recovery perspectives, The Mad Ones | Tagged Comedy Showcase, mental health, Stand-up comedy, Toronto | 1 Comment

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

Posted on January 19, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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 →