Forest bathing, tenderness and mindfulness with a baby : collection of new items from the day I “forest bathe” daily in my backyard. I go out barefooted and walk on the earth. I often lay on the ground and meditate as well. I also use the trees in our yard to do stretches. I feel drawn to do this and it’s become part of my practice. Feeling the earth just feels good:
Both Rossa Forbes and Kris Ulland posted little notes of appreciation to me today. Please check out both of their very inspirational and insightful blogs. Holistic Recovery of Schizophrenia, Rossa Forbes Borderline Families, Kris Ulland Both are mothers of adult children who have been labeled with psychiatric diagnosis. Both mothers have come to realize that psychiatric... Continue Reading →
I just gave a talk in Toronto Canada as part of the “Do You Hear What I Hear? Alternative Perspectives on the Voice-Hearing Experience” conference. The gathering brought together 150 participants, a mix of people with psychiatric diagnoses, family members, professional service providers, and the general public to hear about a non-pathologizing and empowering way... Continue Reading →
I do twitter as a low impact social sport since I can't really talk much these days, nor am I able to do much correspondence through email due to how my brain and body work while sick with the acute post benzo withdrawal syndrome. I've found that twitter satisfies my need to interact with human... Continue Reading →
Lyme disease can have severe psychiatric symptoms that get diagnosed as mental illness. It should be always be ruled out in psychiatry but is rarely even considered a possibility. Need for protection against ticks that carry Lyme disease confirmed by new research -- Science Daily Research on the population of black-legged ticks, which can transmit... Continue Reading →
NOTE: 7/23/10 -- Robert Whitaker has been re-confirmed as a keynote speaker at the Alternatives Conference this year. I do not know the details at this point. From MindFreedom (links added by Beyond Meds) What About Bob? USA Mental Health Agency May Cancel Journalist Robert B. Whitaker as Keynoter of "Alternatives 2010" Will the US federal... Continue Reading →
I've met all sorts of wonderful people on twitter. @woundedgenius, author of Therapy Tales (@therapytales on twitter) is one of those people. A cartoon genius, wounded or not. I was touched and moved to see a 'toon inspired by my work. Despite never having been under the care of a prescribing psychologist, I have worked... Continue Reading →
This must be new in the UK since the publisher sent me this book a year or two ago. It's a nice little primer on how to live clean and improve mood and well-being all around. This book contains good advice for any mental health issue even though he concentrates on depression. I also take... Continue Reading →
From Susan, author of A Journey, a guest post about her virtual cold-turkey withdrawal off a cocktail of psychiatric drugs and what ensued: The day I found hope I can see the day clearly in my mind. I was frazzled, agitated and felt sick; it had been just a few months since the latest psychiatrist... Continue Reading →
There's a Life Waiting for You -- By Anthony Lawlor There's a life waiting for you just across the threshold of your fear, just beyond what your mind can see. This life is not about others liking you. It's not a clever scheme to make you rich. This life is the one true life that's... Continue Reading →
I'm formatting today's news and blogs differently because I needed to do a longer excerpt on the second post: Florida Tells FDA: No Children In Psychotropic Trials // Pharmalot Last year, a 7-year-old foster boy named Gabriel Myers committed suicide in Florida and, after reams of publicity and hand-wringing over the use of psychotropic medications... Continue Reading →
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