Podcasts about hearing voices movement

"Anyone listening to this podcast can go psychotic; it's part of what it is to be human." As you digest this, consider what it might mean for the way we understand and perceive schizophrenia.  If your interest is piqued, delve into the depths of human experience with this thought-provoking episode, where the line between sanity and psychosis blurs. As we explore the intricacies of schizophrenia, we're joined by Will Hall, a mental health counselor, host of Madness Radio, author of Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness, and survivor of schizophrenia. Hall's narrative unveils the complexities he faced from childhood to adulthood, including a stint in a psychiatric institute that failed to provide relief and actually exacerbated the issue. However, through organizations and efforts like the Hearing Voices Movement and Mad in America, he found a community advocating for alternatives to conventional treatments, sparking his journey into advocacy, activism, and counseling. Press play to uncover: The contrasting paradigms of conventional and alternative approaches to schizophrenia, and when the former may worsen rather than alleviate symptoms The dynamics of power struggles between individuals suspected of schizophrenia and their loved ones, as well as strategies for fostering empathetic and meaningful dialogue The significance of recognizing individual differences in mental health treatment and the role of alternative movements in reshaping our approach Don't miss out on this eye-opening and important conversation—tune in now. For more resources on these topics, visit: About | Will Hall, MA, DiplPW Mad in America - Science, Psychiatry and Social Justice Home - Hearing Voices Network USA (hearingvoicesusa.org) Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr

Robert Falconer is an author, researcher, therapist and advocate for Internal Family Systems (IFS).  For more than a decade Bob has devoted himself full-time to IFS work and believes it to be one of the most effective modes of therapy available. Bob recently published a new book titled When You're Going Through Hell, Keep Going and previously authored a book about IFS and unattached burdens, titled The Others Within Us: Internal Family Systems, Porous Mind, and Spirit Possession. In our conversation we discussed Internal Family Systems (IFS), Richard “Dick” Schwartz, multiple personalities, subpersonalities, many minds, parts, trauma, healing, internal fighting, the Self, unattached burdens, guides, Charles Taylor, buffered self, the Citadel Theory of Mind, interoception, porous minds, Richard Dawkins, memes, Plato, evolution, spirituality, ego, imperialism, colonialism, Edward Edinger, relationships, protectors, exiles, firefighters, reactive protectors, the Hearing Voices Movement, suicide, polarization, wounded children, shamanism, EMDR, psychedelics, Jay Early, self therapy, personhood, Martin Luther King Jr, and somebodyness. Episode Details: Guest Name: Robert Falconer Website: https://robertfalconer.us/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.falconer.16 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobfalconerifs/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@bobfalconer Gong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wav Other Content from the Explorer Poet Download my latest writing: Myth for Modern Men: A Letter to My Son - https://explorerpoet.com/myth-for-modern-men/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplorerpoet/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExplorerPoet Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025  Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ead95bf9-2f53-4965-8c29-b787a198891c/the-explorer-poet-podcast  Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA

Resource: https://www.hearing-voices.org/ Jacqui Dillon is an activist, author, and speaker, and has lectured and published worldwide on trauma, abuse, hearing voices, psychosis, dissociation, and healing. She is a key figure in the international Hearing Voices Movement, has co-edited three books, published numerous articles and papers and is on the editorial board of the journal Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches. Jacqui is Honorary Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of East London, Visiting Research Fellow at The Centre for Community Mental Health, Birmingham City University and a member of the Advisory Board, The Collaborating Centre for Values-Based Practice in Health and Social Care, St Catherine's College, Oxford University. Jacqui's survival of childhood abuse and subsequent experiences of using psychiatric services inform her work, and she is an outspoken advocate and campaigner for trauma informed approaches to madness and distress. Jacqui is part of a collective voice demanding a radical shift in the way we understand and respond to experiences currently defined as psychiatric illnesses. In 2017, Jacqui was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Psychology by the University of East London. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healingispossible/support

Dr Jacqui Dillon is an activist, trainer, writer, and speaker specialising in hearing voices, dissociation, trauma, abuse, and recovery. She is the Chair of the Hearing Voices Network in England and a key figure in the international Hearing Voices Movement. Her survival of childhood abuse and subsequent experiences of using psychiatric services inform her work. She is an outspoken advocate and campaigner for trauma-informed approaches to madness and distress. Jacqui is part of a collective voice demanding a radical shift in how we understand and respond to experiences currently defined as psychiatric illnesses. In this episode, Jacqui talks about her experience with hearing voices, her relationship to the voices and the power of community and support in aiding her healing and the healing of many across the world. I think this can be a huge turning point for those listening who are not too knowledgeable about the phenomenon of hearing voices. Jacqui is a really inspiring human and a guest I have wanted for a very long time. Thanks to Jacqui for her courageous work, her time chatting with us, and for listening. Until next time!https://hearingvoicesdu.org/Sign up to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/earthlydelightspod

Welcome to episode 100 [originally broadcast on Thursday 15 September 2022] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Vanessa Gilmartin and Nicky Lambert spoke with guests Angela Glaves and Dr Kate Quinn about Heavy Metal Therapy. AG - Angela Glaves is a senior lecturer in mental health nursing at Sheffield Hallam University, a community mental health nurse, an avid fan of metal and co-founder of the Heavy Metal Therapy project. KQ - Dr Kate Quinn is a Clinical Psychologist, metalhead and co-founder of Heavy Metal Therapy. This was influenced by the principles of the Hearing Voices Movement and community psychology. Some links to follow: - Heavy Metal Therapy website: https://heavymetaltherapy.co.uk - The Church of Heavy Metal Therapy (Podcast): https://heavymetaltherapy.co.uk/the-church-of-hmt/ - HMT Promotional Materials Fund Crowdfunded: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hmt-promotional-materials-fund Some Twitter links to follow are: VG - http://www.twitter.com/VanessaRNMH NL - http://www.twitter.com/niadla​​​​​​​​​​​​​ DM - http://www.twitter.com/davidamunday AG - http://www.twitter.com/AJGlaves KQ - http://www.twitter.com/Kate_E_Quinn Credits: #mhTV Presenters: Vanessa Gilmartin, Nicky Lambert & David Munday Guests: Angela Glaves & Dr Kate Quinn Theme music: Tony Gillam Production & Editing: David Munday

Listen to Sam Higgins & Nancy Fuerte share their stories of recovery and hope. The Hearing Voices Movement has given them a framework to recover from psychosis and live fully. You can learn more about Nancy's work on Facebook here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecrazycategory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thecrazycategory/support

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/in-partial-grudging-defense-of-the 1: The New York Times has an article out on the Hearing Voices Movement - ie people with hallucinations and delusions who want this to be treated as normal and okay rather than medicalized. Freddie deBoer has a pretty passionate response here. Other people have differently passionate responses: I've met some Hearing Voices members. My impression is that everyone on every side of this discussion is a good person trying to make the best of a bad situation (except of course New York Times journalists, who are evil people destroying America). Some specific thoughts: 2: Plenty of people he

Resource: https://www.hearing-voices.org Jacqui Dillon is an activist, author, and speaker, and has lectured and published worldwide on trauma, abuse, hearing voices, psychosis, dissociation, and healing. She is a key figure in the international Hearing Voices Movement, has co-edited three books, published numerous articles and papers and is on the editorial board of the journal Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches. Jacqui is Honorary Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of East London, Visiting Research Fellow at The Centre for Community Mental Health, Birmingham City University and a member of the Advisory Board, The Collaborating Centre for Values-Based Practice in Health and Social Care, St Catherine's College, Oxford University. Jacqui's survival of childhood abuse and subsequent experiences of using psychiatric services inform her work, and she is an outspoken advocate and campaigner for trauma informed approaches to madness and distress. Jacqui is part of a collective voice demanding a radical shift in the way we understand and respond to experiences currently defined as psychiatric illnesses. In 2017, Jacqui was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Psychology by the University of East London. Watch the video interview --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/healingispossible/support

Building on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and 'others', including dyslexics, autistics and ADHDers. Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (Routledge, 2020) is the first work of its kind to bring cutting-edge research across disciplines to the concept of neurodiversity. It offers in-depth explorations of the themes of cure/prevention/eugenics; neurodivergent wellbeing; cross-neurotype communication; neurodiversity at work; and challenging brain-bound cognition. It analyses the role of neuro-normativity in theorising agency, and a proposal for a new alliance between the Hearing Voices Movement and neurodiversity. In doing so, we contribute to a cultural imperative to redefine what it means to be human. To this end, we propose a new field of enquiry that finds ways to support the inclusion of neurodivergent perspectives in knowledge production, and which questions the theoretical and mythological assumptions that produce the idea of the neurotypical. Working at the crossroads between sociology, critical psychology, medical humanities, critical disability studies, and critical autism studies, and sharing theoretical ground with critical race studies and critical queer studies, the proposed new field - neurodiversity studies - will be of interest to people working in all these areas. Christina Anderson Bosch is faculty at the California State University, Fresno. She is curious about + committed to public, inclusive education in pluralistic societies where critical perspectives on questions of social and ecological justice are valued enough to enact material dignity and metaphysical wellbeing on massive scales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

Building on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and 'others', including dyslexics, autistics and ADHDers. Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (Routledge, 2020) is the first work of its kind to bring cutting-edge research across disciplines to the concept of neurodiversity. It offers in-depth explorations of the themes of cure/prevention/eugenics; neurodivergent wellbeing; cross-neurotype communication; neurodiversity at work; and challenging brain-bound cognition. It analyses the role of neuro-normativity in theorising agency, and a proposal for a new alliance between the Hearing Voices Movement and neurodiversity. In doing so, we contribute to a cultural imperative to redefine what it means to be human. To this end, we propose a new field of enquiry that finds ways to support the inclusion of neurodivergent perspectives in knowledge production, and which questions the theoretical and mythological assumptions that produce the idea of the neurotypical. Working at the crossroads between sociology, critical psychology, medical humanities, critical disability studies, and critical autism studies, and sharing theoretical ground with critical race studies and critical queer studies, the proposed new field - neurodiversity studies - will be of interest to people working in all these areas. Christina Anderson Bosch is faculty at the California State University, Fresno. She is curious about + committed to public, inclusive education in pluralistic societies where critical perspectives on questions of social and ecological justice are valued enough to enact material dignity and metaphysical wellbeing on massive scales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and 'others', including dyslexics, autistics and ADHDers. Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (Routledge, 2020) is the first work of its kind to bring cutting-edge research across disciplines to the concept of neurodiversity. It offers in-depth explorations of the themes of cure/prevention/eugenics; neurodivergent wellbeing; cross-neurotype communication; neurodiversity at work; and challenging brain-bound cognition. It analyses the role of neuro-normativity in theorising agency, and a proposal for a new alliance between the Hearing Voices Movement and neurodiversity. In doing so, we contribute to a cultural imperative to redefine what it means to be human. To this end, we propose a new field of enquiry that finds ways to support the inclusion of neurodivergent perspectives in knowledge production, and which questions the theoretical and mythological assumptions that produce the idea of the neurotypical. Working at the crossroads between sociology, critical psychology, medical humanities, critical disability studies, and critical autism studies, and sharing theoretical ground with critical race studies and critical queer studies, the proposed new field - neurodiversity studies - will be of interest to people working in all these areas. Christina Anderson Bosch is faculty at the California State University, Fresno. She is curious about + committed to public, inclusive education in pluralistic societies where critical perspectives on questions of social and ecological justice are valued enough to enact material dignity and metaphysical wellbeing on massive scales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/neuroscience

Building on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and 'others', including dyslexics, autistics and ADHDers. Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (Routledge, 2020) is the first work of its kind to bring cutting-edge research across disciplines to the concept of neurodiversity. It offers in-depth explorations of the themes of cure/prevention/eugenics; neurodivergent wellbeing; cross-neurotype communication; neurodiversity at work; and challenging brain-bound cognition. It analyses the role of neuro-normativity in theorising agency, and a proposal for a new alliance between the Hearing Voices Movement and neurodiversity. In doing so, we contribute to a cultural imperative to redefine what it means to be human. To this end, we propose a new field of enquiry that finds ways to support the inclusion of neurodivergent perspectives in knowledge production, and which questions the theoretical and mythological assumptions that produce the idea of the neurotypical. Working at the crossroads between sociology, critical psychology, medical humanities, critical disability studies, and critical autism studies, and sharing theoretical ground with critical race studies and critical queer studies, the proposed new field - neurodiversity studies - will be of interest to people working in all these areas. Christina Anderson Bosch is faculty at the California State University, Fresno. She is curious about + committed to public, inclusive education in pluralistic societies where critical perspectives on questions of social and ecological justice are valued enough to enact material dignity and metaphysical wellbeing on massive scales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

Building on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and 'others', including dyslexics, autistics and ADHDers. Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (Routledge, 2020) is the first work of its kind to bring cutting-edge research across disciplines to the concept of neurodiversity. It offers in-depth explorations of the themes of cure/prevention/eugenics; neurodivergent wellbeing; cross-neurotype communication; neurodiversity at work; and challenging brain-bound cognition. It analyses the role of neuro-normativity in theorising agency, and a proposal for a new alliance between the Hearing Voices Movement and neurodiversity. In doing so, we contribute to a cultural imperative to redefine what it means to be human. To this end, we propose a new field of enquiry that finds ways to support the inclusion of neurodivergent perspectives in knowledge production, and which questions the theoretical and mythological assumptions that produce the idea of the neurotypical. Working at the crossroads between sociology, critical psychology, medical humanities, critical disability studies, and critical autism studies, and sharing theoretical ground with critical race studies and critical queer studies, the proposed new field - neurodiversity studies - will be of interest to people working in all these areas. Christina Anderson Bosch is faculty at the California State University, Fresno. She is curious about + committed to public, inclusive education in pluralistic societies where critical perspectives on questions of social and ecological justice are valued enough to enact material dignity and metaphysical wellbeing on massive scales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Building on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and 'others', including dyslexics, autistics and ADHDers. Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (Routledge, 2020) is the first work of its kind to bring cutting-edge research across disciplines to the concept of neurodiversity. It offers in-depth explorations of the themes of cure/prevention/eugenics; neurodivergent wellbeing; cross-neurotype communication; neurodiversity at work; and challenging brain-bound cognition. It analyses the role of neuro-normativity in theorising agency, and a proposal for a new alliance between the Hearing Voices Movement and neurodiversity. In doing so, we contribute to a cultural imperative to redefine what it means to be human. To this end, we propose a new field of enquiry that finds ways to support the inclusion of neurodivergent perspectives in knowledge production, and which questions the theoretical and mythological assumptions that produce the idea of the neurotypical. Working at the crossroads between sociology, critical psychology, medical humanities, critical disability studies, and critical autism studies, and sharing theoretical ground with critical race studies and critical queer studies, the proposed new field - neurodiversity studies - will be of interest to people working in all these areas. Christina Anderson Bosch is faculty at the California State University, Fresno. She is curious about + committed to public, inclusive education in pluralistic societies where critical perspectives on questions of social and ecological justice are valued enough to enact material dignity and metaphysical wellbeing on massive scales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

Building on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and 'others', including dyslexics, autistics and ADHDers. Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (Routledge, 2020) is the first work of its kind to bring cutting-edge research across disciplines to the concept of neurodiversity. It offers in-depth explorations of the themes of cure/prevention/eugenics; neurodivergent wellbeing; cross-neurotype communication; neurodiversity at work; and challenging brain-bound cognition. It analyses the role of neuro-normativity in theorising agency, and a proposal for a new alliance between the Hearing Voices Movement and neurodiversity. In doing so, we contribute to a cultural imperative to redefine what it means to be human. To this end, we propose a new field of enquiry that finds ways to support the inclusion of neurodivergent perspectives in knowledge production, and which questions the theoretical and mythological assumptions that produce the idea of the neurotypical. Working at the crossroads between sociology, critical psychology, medical humanities, critical disability studies, and critical autism studies, and sharing theoretical ground with critical race studies and critical queer studies, the proposed new field - neurodiversity studies - will be of interest to people working in all these areas. Christina Anderson Bosch is faculty at the California State University, Fresno. She is curious about + committed to public, inclusive education in pluralistic societies where critical perspectives on questions of social and ecological justice are valued enough to enact material dignity and metaphysical wellbeing on massive scales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Building on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and 'others', including dyslexics, autistics and ADHDers. Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (Routledge, 2020) is the first work of its kind to bring cutting-edge research across disciplines to the concept of neurodiversity. It offers in-depth explorations of the themes of cure/prevention/eugenics; neurodivergent wellbeing; cross-neurotype communication; neurodiversity at work; and challenging brain-bound cognition. It analyses the role of neuro-normativity in theorising agency, and a proposal for a new alliance between the Hearing Voices Movement and neurodiversity. In doing so, we contribute to a cultural imperative to redefine what it means to be human. To this end, we propose a new field of enquiry that finds ways to support the inclusion of neurodivergent perspectives in knowledge production, and which questions the theoretical and mythological assumptions that produce the idea of the neurotypical. Working at the crossroads between sociology, critical psychology, medical humanities, critical disability studies, and critical autism studies, and sharing theoretical ground with critical race studies and critical queer studies, the proposed new field - neurodiversity studies - will be of interest to people working in all these areas. Christina Anderson Bosch is faculty at the California State University, Fresno. She is curious about + committed to public, inclusive education in pluralistic societies where critical perspectives on questions of social and ecological justice are valued enough to enact material dignity and metaphysical wellbeing on massive scales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

“Your father is dead and my pot roast is ruined.” Hearing Voices movement activist, speaker, and rabbi-in-training Caroline Mazel-Carlton joins host Sandy Allen to discuss the seminal TV show Six Feet Under, how the characters respond to the voices around them, and Big Wand Energy. For episode transcripts, more information on our guest, and recommended resources related to this episode, visit our website www.madchatshow.com The next episode of #madchatshow will be out in three weeks, but in the meantime, keep chatting with us on Twitter, Instagram (both @madchatshow), or Facebook (Mad Chat Show). And let us know #WhatsHelpingToday!

Fr. Jenkins discusses: The Hearing Voices Movement; How to deal with temptation; How can one be a traditional Catholic with the infallibility of the Pope; The Vatican’s Secretary of State (Cardinal Parolin) attendance at the Bilderberg group; Why one should listen to Francis and his papacy; and Is it possible to receive grace by beliefs in false faiths. Please visit wcbohio.com for more content.

This is first talk on the Schizophrenia Care Project.  The theme will be the project’s goals, vision, sub-parts and mission.     First language and “words” were discussed.  There is a theory of human communication that holds that the words we use have an impact on our sense of identity, our place in the world, our self-esteem and things of that nature.   The word “psychosis” was reviewed in some detail.  It is a medical word, a jargon, a technical word.  Psychosis is a word like the word “fever.”  It describes a set of experiences, reported perceptions / senses and observed behaviors.  Just like “fever” the medical word “psychosis” does not imply or define a specific diagnosis.   Of considerable interest are those reported perceptions,  experiences of the person having them,  that are not shared with others in the immediate vicinity.  Some would classify ESP, extra-sensory perception, clairvoyance, and such as hallucinations.  Hearing the voice of “God” as some religious mystics hear is also in this category of an experience that is not shared by others in the same room, or right nearby.   Regarding disease or pathology, the definition of schizophrenia as a phenomena was reviewed.  It is also in the PDF report available at the www.DrKenCampos.com website.   Some religious and spiritual systems include experiences that could be termed hallucinations and delusions.  For those appropriate sub-cultures, this is not a problem, not an illness.  Religious  experiences that occur in those accepting group settings, that is in a church or spiritual community, were not considered to be part of illness.  Examples were given.   So, one might conclude that a certain sub-set of fevers or of psychotic experiences can be part of the normative human life.  It leads one to a question.  What can the family, the community, and the mental health practitioners do about this.    The  World Health Organization studies of those with a schizophrenia diagnosis were discussed.   Narrative reframing and motivational interviewing were both discussed.   The  group called the “Hearing Voices Network” which exists as part of the “Hearing Voices Movement” seeks to raise awareness that there unusual experiences in any of the five senses, are not in themselves pathological, and do not immediately qualify as a diagnosis of schizophrenia.  They aim to re-define the “psychotic experiences” of their members and normalize them.  They generally avoid the word “psychosis.”   Indeed, severe mental illness had carried strong negative connotations and negative associations both in our Western and American culture, and results in unnecessary suffering on the part of some people who are living with such symptoms, diagnoses, and labels.     The SchizoPhrenia CARE Project is an umbrella for several things, first is this podcast aimed at educating and supporting the caregivers of some loved on who is living with schizophrenia or who is “hearing voices.”   Next, the project is a platform for written educational material, including periodic newsletters, and an initial book on Hope and advice for the caregivers to find a foundation of support in their own lives so that they may more effectively care for the loved one living with schizophrenia or “hearing voices.”      Online support groups are another spin off of the podcast and SP CARE project. Dr Ken envisions both moderated and unmoderated purely peer led groups for empowering the caregivers.  Additionally, the is to be a private level support and empowerment group. Accountability and support to implement the practices of both self-care and new ways of supporting their loved one who is living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or who is “hearing voices” is the key here.  The word “eccentric” was reviewed and discussed, too.   Dr Ken reviewed some of his hospital based experiences, too. Like aspirin or tylenol for a fever, the acute use of the dopamine blocking medications, the anti-psychotic medications is a very humane thing to offer.  Despite the importance of self-determination, there also exists a group of people who are at risk for sever or damaging consequences of their unusual experience as well.  This smaller group is the set of people who require a paternalistic intervention with the use of anti-psychotic medications for the short term at least.  Safety is key.    Lastly the residential care part of SchizoPhrenia CARE project was discussed. “New Hope Campus - with the neighborhood or city name attached”  are the names of such houses. The goal here is to help people with supportive, holistic and well staffed group home for long term residence.

This week on the Mad in America podcast we interview Olga Runciman.  Olga is an international trainer and speaker, writer, campaigner, and artist. She co-founded the Danish Hearing Voices Network and sees the role of the Hearing Voices Movement as post-psychiatric, working towards the recognition of human rights while offering hope, empowerment, and access to making sense of individual experiences.  Olga was a psychiatric nurse working in social psychiatry but today she is a psychologist and since 2013 she has had her own private practice in Denmark, working with people who have been labelled schizophrenic or psychotic. Olga is herself a psychiatric survivor and a voice hearer too. In this interview we discuss Olga’s professional and personal experiences of the psychiatric system and how she now helps and supports healing and recovery in others. In the episode we discuss: How Olga became a specialist psychiatric nurse in Denmark, believing at the time the reasons given for psychiatric diagnoses. How she came to see that there was little evidence or corroboration to underpin the diagnosis and treatment that she witnessed. How Olga was also a voice hearer, but kept this hidden from her psychiatric colleagues. How, when experiencing stress and trauma, Olga came to be admitted to a psychiatric ward, diagnosed as schizophrenic and treated with a cocktail of psychiatric drugs. Olga’s experiences of the antipsychotic drug Clozapine. How Olga came to stop her psychiatric drugs which she had been taking for ten years. Psychiatry’s story of hopelessness and chronic illness that is so often sold to patients. How Olga now views her work from a post-psychiatry perspective. Relevant links: Psycovery Olga’s posts on Mad in America  The Hearing Voices network International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal  Postpsychiatry: a new direction for mental health  To get in touch with us email: podcasts@madinamerica.com © Mad in America 2017

Barrie Wylie has heard voices for as long as he can remember. Growing up on a small island in Scotland, the voices in his head were like secret best friends that he could play with. When he left school to become a fisherman at 15, his voices told him he was a disciple of Jesus. He believed he could control the weather and prevent harm befalling his boat and his crew.

Seamstress Agnes Richter was locked away in a mental asylum in the 1890s, and was so determined to have a voice that she embroidered her personal story onto the jacket she wore on the ward. What is the hidden history of people writing their own narratives of going insane? How important is it to listen to the experiences of "mentally ill" people? Is there meaning in madness? Gail Hornstein, Mt. Holyoke College professor and author of Agnes's Jacket: A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness, discusses the work of the Hearing Voices Movement in the UK, peer run support communities including Freedom Center in the US, and why professionals should let patients speak for themselves.   [Read more...]

People who hear voices are no more violent than anyone else -- but what about the small number of voice hearers that do actually commit violent crimes? Are medications and locked wards the best way to help those who act on their aggressive "command hallucinations?" What is the relationship between trauma, violence, and voices? Dutch psychiatric social worker and Hearing Voices Movement member Erica van den Akker discusses her innovative counseling work with violent offenders in the Netherlands.   [Read more...]

What is it like to hear voices? How do people learn to live with their voices, and are voices sometimes positive and helpful? What is the connection between voices and trauma? Jacqui Dillon, voice hearer and director of the UK Hearing Voices Network, discusses how the movement of people who hear voices is creating self-help alternatives to traditional and often abusive mental health care.   [Read more...]