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World Hearing Voices Day – Friday 14th September 2012

Posted on July 27, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

World Hearing Voices Day for updates, including programme for afternoon session click here World Hearing Voices Day, Friday, 14th September celebrates hearing voices as part of the diversity of human experience, increasing awareness of the fact that you can hear … Continue reading →

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mars project – Jonathan Balazs and Khari “Conspiracy” Stewart

Posted on July 9, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Help support  an important  local movie project about mental health, labelling people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and the right to choose  own explanations of our experiences. ‘A decade ago rapper Khari “Conspiracy” Stewart was diagnosed with a psychological disorder, but … Continue reading →

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Brown Paper Bag – Roni Size and Reprazent

Posted on July 7, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Bristol Drum and Bass  collective Roni Size and Reprazent in Toronto a few years ago: loopin’ the space-time continuum and really, really  messing with the TTC timetable… …and back in Brizzol recently with William Goodchild, The Bristol Ensemble orchestra and gospel choir: still packing … Continue reading →

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Inquiry Into The Schizophrenia Label

Posted on July 3, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Tue, July 10th 2pm to 5pm Ryerson University Library Building Room LIB 072 350 Victoria St An event brought to you as part of Mad Pride Toronto 2012. Inquiring into The Schizophrenia Label. The label “Schizophrenia” is problematic for a … 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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The Woman who Changed Her Brain

Posted on June 4, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Barbara Arrowsmith Young in Globe and Mail and on Global TV     Barbara Arrowsmith Young went from struggling to developing a whole sstem of learning and a growing binch of schools that use the system and her name. Her … Continue reading →

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a pschyiatrist’s double bind

Posted on May 23, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

A nice insight from Gilli Adler Nevo a psychiatrist who’s experienced it from both sides into living with the challenges and limitations of working as a psychiatrist – and how the system we have created defaults  automatically to  diagnosis/ medication. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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cycling can make you happier

Posted on February 7, 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 A nice story in Sundays grobe n flail on first time cycling in … Continue reading →

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training police to deal with the mentally ill

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 Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet … Continue reading →

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