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Global film premiere: watch the world as it #EMERGESPROUD from the comfort of your home sofa…

AVAILABLE HERE FOR UNLIMITED VIEWING FROM 12th MAY 2017

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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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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

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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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Magdalena Smieszek tells us how the pain and destruction of war awoke her to the wisdom contained in chaos.

War and Peace and Awakening Magdalena is dedicated to the Human Rights of those affected by conflict. She describes her awakening journey:  I was on a spiritual path but I did not think of myself as spiritual. Early on in … Continue reading

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Jen from Canada eloquently describes her sudden transformation experience as she #EmergesProud today: “I felt like a leaf in a hurricane, I had no orientation of space or time”

Jen beautifully describes her emergence process and the struggles it entailed for her in maintaining a foot in ‘everyday reality’. Jen’s description of experiencing herself as an “omnipresent consciousness” is a very commonly reported phenomenon; when we awake to the … Continue reading

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What is really happening on the 12th May 2017?

The #Emerging Proud International Launch looks set to be HUGE, thanks to the amazing dedication of so many people passionate to see, and create, a more empowering framework and support services for mental health. But what’s actually happening on the … Continue reading

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