Sent to me from a recovered benzo friend. Though this is a positive affirmative prayer for any withdrawal from any drug. From this website: I may not understand this complex withdrawal process, but I accept that positive changes are taking place. I trust that the outcome will be full recovery of my nervous system. In... Continue Reading →
Madness Radio has a new interview I did with Cathy Penney on her remarkable and inspiring story of recovery from "chronic schizophrenia." Here's the show description: Can a severe, chronic case of "schizophrenia" ever recover? Is psychotherapy an alternative to medications? What role does trauma play in madness? Hear the inspiring story of how Cathy... Continue Reading →
A TED talk by Dr. Dean Ornish. Things you can do to change your brain cells! So much we can do with diet, exercise and lifestyle. Meditation and yoga etc. can change the brain through neuroplasticity too.
by Will Hall: Movement visionary and activist firebrand Judi Chamberlin will always be with us in spirit. She was a longtime friend and will be deeply missed. (2010) - madness radio interview and video in memory along with links to her writing
“This hour in history needs a dedicated circle of transformed nonconformists. Our planet teeters on the brink of annihilation; dangerous passions of pride, hatred, and selfishness are enthroned in our lives; and men do reverence before false gods of nationalism and materialism. The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the... Continue Reading →
Everything in life changes. The path to true happiness is one of integrating and fully accepting all aspects of our experience. This integration is represented in the Taoist symbol of yin/yang, a circle which is half dark and half light. In the midst of the dark area is a spot of light, and in the... Continue Reading →
Sara Bostock shared with me a comment she left on The Carlat Psychiatry Blog. Given I was pretty dismayed, if not surprised by all the reactions against the report of the study about the lack of effectiveness of antidepressants, I'm pleased to publish Sara's comments which get to a much deeper issue. Not just do... Continue Reading →
Kids who are really into what they're doing.
There is no easy formula for determining right and wrong livelihood, but it is essential to keep the question alive... We have to stop pretending that we can make a living at something that is trivial or destructive and still have a sense of legitimate selfworth. A society in which vocation and job are separated... Continue Reading →
Do not try to satisfy your vanity by teaching a great many things. Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds; do not overload them. Put there just a spark. If there is some good flammable stuff, it will catch fire. -Antole France, 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature "The future enters into us, in order to... Continue Reading →
