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Monthly Archives: April 2017
If/when, we survive, then is when we can begin… Then we emerge: done with self-loathing. Finished with feelings of not-good-enough-ness…
Margaret Rose Allen Anciola has a powerful tale to tell. She describes herself as a “Foreign Service Brat, with an American father from Oklahoma. Mexican Mamá from the DF. Made-in-Mexico. Liverpudlian (UK) by birth. Childhood in República Domincana. Schooling also in … Continue reading
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Your voice matters; experiencer, supporter, mother, brother, nurse…”normal human experiences” can connect us all, if we allow them to.
Significant moves away from biomedical paradigm are starting to happen in mental health services, with trauma-informed models of care being increasingly referenced in Government documents. This transition from ‘What is wrong with you?’ towards ‘What has happened to you?’ is … Continue reading
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Childhood awareness of spiritual phenomena and sexual abuse; personal trauma has led Elizabeth Sabet to be acutely aware of the importance of speaking out…and she has a great deal of wisdom to share.
Fear runs deep with sharing such profound personal experiences because of the narrow- minded understanding we have in our culture of, not only spiritual experiences, but also the causes of mental distress. Elizabeth Sabet knows this only too well through … Continue reading
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Tagged #disassociation, #emergingproud, #energy, #hope, #mentalhealth, #sensitive, #sexualabuse, #spirits, #spirituality, #trauma
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Have you ever felt like an Alien on Earth, that your sensitivities make it impossible for you to ‘fit in’? You are not alone!
When Anna Lipska from Poland was diagnosed with ‘Bi-polar disorder with psychotic features’ and told that she’d be on medication for life, she refused to accept that fate. Instead she embarked on a journey to discover why she was feeling … Continue reading
Will you join us on the 12th May to start discussions around ‘Re-thinking madness’? Lives are being lost due to misunderstanding, and we can all have a voice in making changes…
Are you, or do you know someone, affected by mental distress who feels misunderstood? Do you have ideas about what could be done to support people better? Come and join us for a day of Open Space discussions and action … Continue reading
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“Re-thinking Madness; from Stigma to Transformation”…
On the 12th May #EmergingProud aims to make a big impact with this message around ending the stigma of so called “Madness”. Any labels are counter- productive to a positive transformation process, and I will be proud to wear that … Continue reading
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Brooke, the self- acclaimed curly- haired Yogic Activist, #EmergesProud with her story of transformation…
Brooke West’s brave account of the stages of her transformation journey clearly shows how there was deep meaning for her in the behaviour that was deemed “madness”. Brooke describes her emergence through trauma, to re-empowering herself to become a channel … Continue reading
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Reframing Mental distress as a potential catalyst for positive change 