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alternative treatmentsHearing Voices Group Tuesdays 4:30 in HolyokeSubmitted by admin on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 13:17.
Every Tuesday now, 4:30 to 6 PM at the Recovery Learning Center, 187 High St., Suite 303, Holyoke MA
Hearing Voices groups are popular and fairly widespread in Europe, especially England. Hearing Voices groups do not pathologize the experience of hearing voices or experiencing other altered states, instead they ask the voice hearer: What do the voices mean to you? Join us to get support from others with similar experiences! Co-sponsored by the Center for Human Development, RLC and the Freedom Center. Freedom Center & Icarus Project Publish Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs GuideSubmitted by Will on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 14:06.
 The Icarus Project and Freedom Center's 40-page guide gathers the best information we've come across and the most valuable lessons we've learned about reducing and coming off psychiatric medication. Includes info on mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs, risks, benefits, wellness tools, withdrawal, detailed Resource section, information for people staying on their medications, and much more. ( categories: )
Free Weekly Acupuncture Clinic Mondays 4:30 Open to PublicSubmitted by admin on Sat, 02/21/2009 - 03:38.
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Madness Radio 2008-04-23: Process Oriented Counseling with Joe GoodbreadSubmitted by admin on Sun, 04/20/2008 - 16:35.
Counselor and teacher Joe Goodbread discusses his more than 25 years experience working with madness and extreme states using Process Oriented Psychology, an innovative approach based in the work of Carl Jung and developed by Arnold Mindell. Joe describes listening to the meaning in experience, helping people unfold their states, taoism, dreams, rank differences, and working with the body. Joe is a senior faculty at the Process Work institute and author of The Dreambody Toolkit and Radical Intercourse. www.aamindell.net, www.processwork.org
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Author Bruce Levine on Surviving America's Depression Epidemic Tues, March 25 7pmSubmitted by admin on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 02:41.
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Coming Off Meds at Broadside Tues Feb 5 With Will HallSubmitted by admin on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 17:34.
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Tues February 5th 7pm Broadside Bookshop 247 Main St Northampton MA Discussion with Will Hall, author of the new *Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs* ( categories: )
Madness Radio 2007-11-28: Portland Police Training w/ Julie DiamondSubmitted by admin on Mon, 11/26/2007 - 20:28.
After James Chasse, a man with a schizophrenia diagnosis, was killed by Portland police in 2006, reforms included improved police training. Julie Diamond discusses efforts to help teach police better de-escalation and conflict resolution techniques as an alternative to force and violence. Check out www.mentalhealthportland.org, www.juliediamond.net, and another audio interview with Julie at http://www.katejobe.com/podcast.html.
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SHARC Position Paper on Mandated Treatment and Harm ReductionSubmitted by admin on Sun, 11/25/2007 - 21:27.
A statement written for the Statwide Harm Reduction Coalition on why mandated treatment is not consistent with Harm Reduction philosophy, developed by Caty Simon and Will Hall.
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Madness Radio 2007-11-21: America's Depression Epidemic Bruce LevineSubmitted by admin on Mon, 11/19/2007 - 14:28.
Clinical psychologist Bruce Levine discusses his new book Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy, an insightful exploration of the social and political causes of depression and how to heal by rebuilding communities. Also check out www.brucelevine.net.
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