I'm not sure this is particularly new. It's been going on as long as I've been doing this work. It's certainly getting louder as Joanna Moncrieff points out here. To be clear: appropriate criticism is not prejudice and when people who have been harmed by psychiatry speak the truth that is most often done from... Continue Reading →
Joanna Moncrieff, MD shares her response to this question: How do you feel about the current state of psychiatry? … all that we might understand psychiatry
Mindfulness isn't just about sitting in meditation. I can be brought into all aspects of our lives. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
These girls are incredibly talented. Highly recommended. Hope you ENJOY. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering … [click on title for the rest of the post]
There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
It's not about mental illness not existing...for me it's more about not supporting a belief structure that there is such a thing as the mentally ill vs. the mentally well...that's pretty much a non-starter for me...we are, as a society and culture sick,...as individuals we're all in the same mess whether we're labeled or not. Everyone needs to do their part. We are the village. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
This is a fascinating interview. Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor has a very secular way of understanding what others might call an awakening experience. I love visiting as many frames as possible to understand consciousness and reality. I find her experience and how she understands it instructive as well as inspiring. Many of you may remember her TED talk since I believe it's one of the most viewed TED talks ever. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
By Leah Ida Harris == As a trauma survivor growing up in various adolescent mental health systems, I learned that my current coping skills (self-injury, suicidal behavior, illicit drug use) were unacceptable, but not given any ideas as to what to replace them with.
The wise person, does really not look to change anything. They become quiet. They have patience. They work on themselves. They watch their thoughts, watch their actions and observe themselves getting angry, observe themselves getting depressed, observe themselves getting jealous and envious and the rest of it. Little by little they realize,”That’s not me. That’s hypnosis, that’s a lie.” … [click on title for the rest of the post]
How do we recover from childhood violence? When Lauren Spiro was 14, her father was murdered. Eighteen months later, she began to have unusual spiritual experiences and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Today she works to promote peace and healing in communities, fulfilling the vision she had in her extreme state. Lauren is co-director of Emotional CPR, associate director of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery, and her new memoir is Living For Two: A Daughter’s Journey from Grief and Madness to Forgiveness and Peace. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
