Tag Archives: #psychiatry
Captivating personal memoir by Emma Goude, original #EmergingProud film Producer, just published
My Beautiful Psychosis: Opening the Doors of Perception Don’t miss your glimpse into Emma’s world; When I had my first episode of so-called psychosis, aged 27 years old, the psychiatrist wanted to know if I had heard voices. She wasn’t … Continue reading
Do you want to help evolve a new holistic conceptual framework for mental health?
CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR PLACE Everyone in this community knows that we need a framework for our spiritual / transcendent / psychedelic experiences that is not pathological, but what is specifically needed in mental health services to support these … Continue reading
Last chance to grab your Earlybird ticket!
Join CRAZYWISE film Producer Phil Borges and I to discuss what Western Psychiatry can learn from a Shamanistic approach to mental illness on Sat 17th March at the Norwich Puppet Theatre…tomorrow is your last chance to grab an Earlybird ticket! … Continue reading
Master Thesis in Health Promotion & Communication on the study of five stories in the Emerging Proud Campaign 2017
In 2017 whilst in the midst of running the #Emerging Proud campaign and wondering what on earth I’d started, I was contacted by a Danish Master’s Student, Anne- Kirstine Klitmark. Anne- Kirstine and I connected online and immediately both felt … Continue reading
Phil Borges, CRAZYWISE Producer, set to come to Norwich to discuss his film with Mental Health Clinicians and Peers
CRAZYWISE Film Screening, Presentation, Discussion and Q+A with Phil Borges, Film Director Norwich Puppet Theatre, Sat 17th March 1.30 – 5.15pm Is there an alternative way of making sense of mental illness that is potentially more empowering and helpful for … Continue reading
Transformed Dan from Vancouver #Emerges Proud with his story which perfectly depicts how vital it is to let the process of emergence unfold…
Dan so eloquently describes his rocky journey through pathologisation to having the strength to find meaning in his experiences; meaning that has enabled him to come off all psychiatric medication and live life with a greater sense of well-being, depth … Continue reading
Susie bravely #EmergesProud as she sings her way to soul integration
Susie beautifully explains her journey here: At the age of 18, despite being outwardly successful, with a place at Cambridge university and high achievements on my violin, I was depressed and suicidal. That summer, I was told by a renowned … Continue reading
Introducing some of the wonderful #Emerging Proud faces for February!
” Mental distress is a portal into self- actualisation, providing a gateway into inner- consciousness, to the core of our being, and is only labelled as an ‘illness’ because of how we have been conditioned to understand it within … Continue reading