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The worrier’s guide to life – Gemma Correll
For all you fellow agonizers, fretters, and nervous wrecks, this book is for you. Read it and weep...with laughter. Read more -
Toxic positivity – Whitney Goodman
Even when faced with illness, loss, breakups, and other challenges, there’s little space for talking about our real feelings. Read more -
To Therapy Or Not To Therapy
Today, we discuss the pros and cons of therapy. What it is, why it works, why it doesn’t work, and every tangent in between. Read more -
Everyday life during the war in Somalia – trauma
Fortunately, it doesn’t bother me very much, at that time it wasn’t a traumatic experience for me . After all, I was born in the war. Read more -
Childhood Trauma – Michael Unbroken
Michael Unbroken is a life coach for trauma survivors. This week, he sits down with Paul and opens up about his own traumatic childhood. Read more -
Loved ones distrust us due to our mental illness
Recovery is hard to both achieve and maintain when it comes to mental illness. It’s a long journey. Read more -
May-May and Jim in conversation about the clinical view and sincere contact
Sincere contact. May-May Meijer argues in conversation with Jim van Os for the importance of genuine contact between psychiatrist and patient. Read more -
My crazy and psychotic self or the beautiful high-sensitive me?
After being under psychiatric treatment for about 25 years, Hank has a few things to say about the functioning of mental healthcare. Read more -
The voices in my head – Eleanor Longden (TED talk)
Some people with psychosis vulnerability experience a remarkable phenomenon: hearing voices inside their head. Eleanor Longden tells about how she learned to live with this condition. Read more -
The power of imagination – On creative therapy and visual communication
Amber worked as a creative therapist herself when she slipped into psychosis. Seeing the effect of this treatment from the patient side was a remarkable experience. Read more
