‘Road to recovery’, and ‘spiritual capital’….
BEWARE- this is quite a long post, but please bear with me dear readers, as I think it deals with rather important stuff… but then I would say that, wouldn’t I? Powerful image from here. I love it when...
View ArticleHope for recovery…
I spent an afternoon meeting with some people who came together to discuss the establishment of a Recovery Network for people who have experienced mental ill health in Argyll. The Recovery movement is...
View Article“Madness is a full and legitimate human experience”
This is a quote from Mary O’Hagan, user of mental health services in New Zealand, and Mental Health Commissioner.She was the keynote speaker at last year’s Scottish Recovery Network conference. Her...
View ArticleMiliband takes on mental illness…
So, Ed Miliband is to tackle the Stigma of mental illness in his next speech, according to the Guardian. Good for him, although he seems to be choosing some rather soft celebrity hate figures to take a...
View Article15 minutes of grace…
I listened to this today, and it made me cry. There was a story told by a woman who returned to the mental hospital secure ward where she had been incarcerated years before. The building was being...
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