Month: June 2014

dance like nobody’s watching…

'And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.' -- Friedrich Nietzsche Yesterday I went for a walk in the wooded mountains near where I live. I had my iPod with me and I decided to listen to one of the Waves (a mix of dance music audio files) that one of my fellow 5 Rythyms dancers mixed and shared with me. Once I started listening to the music I couldn't help but turn my walk in the woods into a dance in the woods. ...

‘Psychiatric prejudice’- a new way of silencing criticism

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 →

Understand Psychiatry: Dr. Joanna Moncrieff shares her sadness

psychiatry symbol

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

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Intention, attention, and attitude: three components of mindfulness

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]

That’s What’s Up

These girls are incredibly talented. Highly recommended. Hope you ENJOY. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

The solitude of suffering

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]

Finding the sound of the genuine in yourself

lotus on water healing via mistakes

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…

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]

Balancing the Brain and the Power of Choice

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]

From Self Care to Collective Caring

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. No one seemed to want to know much about the early childhood traumas that were driving these behaviors. Instead, I collected an assortment of diagnoses. I was told that I would be forever dependent on mediated relationships with professionals, and an ever-changing combination of pills. The message was that my troubles were chemical in nature and largely beyond my control. Care would always be something I would have to accept from others, not to perform for myself. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

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