Another way that what we are doing to our food supply is hurting not only us, but the entire planet. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qDHAjFVsXU +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals…no... Continue Reading →
From Wildmind: by Saddhamala Each and every day we have many opportunities to practice mindfulness. Here is a list of ways to practice mindfulness. Choose one to practice for a day or a week and give it your wholehearted attention. 1. When you wake up in the morning, notice your breathing before you get out... Continue Reading →
Many people who withdraw from psychiatric drugs discover excessive food sensitivities...we're forced to change the way we eat. It seems that it may be wise for everyone to think about what they're putting in their bodies. More and more people are also discovering this the hard way. The woman in the below video was... Continue Reading →
The plaque on the door of my boss’s office says “Research Scientist.” He’s a professor at a major university, a specialist in the intersection of children’s mental health and schools (special education, specifically). He’s also a national expert on a specific type of children’s mental health service system, known as a “system of care.” This... Continue Reading →
The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop I caught a tremendous fish and held him beside the boat half out of water, with my hook fast in a corner of his mouth. He didn't fight. He hadn't fought at all. He hung a grunting weight, battered and venerable and homely. Here and there his brown skin hung... Continue Reading →
This is an hour long interview with Robert Whitaker which serves as a good summary of Anatomy of an Epidemic, in case you haven't read it. Listen here: One point among many is that biological psychiatry is a really impoverished and reductionist view of the human spirit. Let's stop controlling people we've pathologized and support a... Continue Reading →
We don’t have to live out of our cherished self-images. We don’t have to appear to be calm or clear, or to look “spiritual.” Instead, can we acknowledge who we are—including all of our so-called shortcomings? Can we give up our ideals of perfection? The constant effort it takes to try to fulfill these self-images... Continue Reading →
Drawing on his experiences picking up roadkill, feeding swine, and castrating a lamb with his teeth, Mike Rowe, host of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs, discusses how modern American culture belittles necessary labor.
by: altmentalities ~~ Empowerment in the context of trauma Empowerment: the new favorite buzzword of mental health policymakers. I’ve already mused about what that word might mean – both to them [certainly not having much to do with agency or self-actualization] and those of us interested in practicing true psychiatry (literally, soul healing).
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