Nina Packebush: Girls Like Me
What’s it like to be a teenager in a psychiatric hospital? What is it like to be a queer pregnant teenager? Is it true that friends do make the best medicine? Nina Packebush explores these questions and more in her groundbreaking debut young adult novel: Girls Like Me.
Mary O’Hara: Economic Austerity and Mental Health
Guardian columnist Mary O’Hara, author of Austerity Bites, discusses the devastating impact of austerity economic policies in Europe, the scapegoating mindset behind social spending cuts, and the dangers of pursuing similar policies in the US and globally.
Tina: Medication Changes and Antidepressant Withdrawal
Tina talks about her experience with depression, her use of antidepressant drugs and how a change in her medication led to her withdrawal problems.
Olga Runciman: Compassionate Psychotherapy
Olga Runciman, voice hearer, psychiatric nurse in locked wards, and survivor of a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, brings her experience with recovery to her work as a psychotherapist in private practice.
Break Down. Wake Up. podcast – 009 – Integrating an Epiphany Through Daily Practice...
How a ski accident gave a practical philosopher the insight to liberate his own self worth from the judgments of others and to discover his own career path.
Claire: Antidepressant Withdrawal, Tapering and SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome
Claire shares her powerful story of being prescribed antidepressants at the age of 16 and her experiences of trying to withdraw., describing how she tapered gradually over 2 years, but went on to experience SSRI discontinuation syndrome
The Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs
Based on more than 10 years work in the peer support movement,The Icarus Project and Freedom Center’s 52-page guide is used internationally by individuals, families, professionals, and organizations to support reducing and coming off psychiatric drugs.
Break Down. Wake Up. podcast – 005 – Breaking the Cycle of Secrecy and...
Breaking the cycle of secrecy and shame: How his own mental health recovery process helped a consulting firm partner understand his past and bring his whole self to work.
Break Down. Wake Up. podcast – 006 – Creating the Context for Self Healing...
How a surprising solution to surgical complications helped a business director process her grief and embrace a new calling to help others heal themselves.
Leah Harris: Stop The Murphy Bill
Leah Harris, psychiatric abuse survivor and organizer for the Campaign for Real Change in Mental Health Policy, completed an investigative report on the Murphy Bill’s potential impact on people in crisis, how the gun manufacturer lobby is involved, and the role of Otsuka Pharmaceuticals.
Break Down. Wake Up. podcast – 003 – Speaking About the Unspoken with Boukje...
How a mysterious debilitating illness created a human foundation for breakthrough conversations in research and innovation.
Break Down. Wake Up. podcast – 010 – SOLO EPISODE! Sharing Insights from the...
I recap the major themes that arise in the guest interviews and share my perspective on how these themes can help us solve personal, professional, and broader collective challenges.
Break Down. Wake Up. podcast – 004 – Embracing the Unknown…not Alone With Robert...
How a period of chaos and blackouts brought an international trainer to his own vulnerability and nudged him to stop doing everything on his own.
Herman Garcia – Ryan Bemis: Borderlands Acupuncture
Herman Garcia is the Vice President and Ryan Bemis Founder of Crossroads Community Supported Healthcare, which offers practical skills training to local healers in the violence-stricken communities of Ciudad Juarez and Sierra Tarahumara, Mexico.
Lisa Forestell: Hearing Voices Movement and the Western Massachusetts Learning Community
What is it like to hear voices — and are all voices harmful or can they also be helpers? What does voice hearing say about the human mind – and the society we live in?
