alternative treatments

Hearing Voices Group Tuesdays 4:30 in Holyoke

Submitted 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 Guide

Submitted 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.

Wellness Resources

Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/17/2007 - 19:23.
Wellness Resources

Free Weekly Acupuncture Clinic Mondays 4:30 Open to Public

Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/21/2009 - 03:38.

Freedom Center brings you FREE Auricular Acupuncture Clinic

Every MONDAY 430 pm -6pm Quaker Space, 43 Center St. left side entrance up stairs second floor downtown Northampton, MA


Map to Northampton clinic

Check out the Gazette article about our acupuncture clinic.

Download the general acupuncture information brochure about the clinics.

Madness Radio 2008-04-23: Process Oriented Counseling with Joe Goodbread

Submitted 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

Author Bruce Levine on Surviving America's Depression Epidemic Tues, March 25 7pm

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 02:41.

Contact: Erika Arthur 413/ 253-5432
*erika@foodforthoughtbooks.com* <erika@foodforthoughtbooks.com>

Are You *Surviving America's Depression Epidemic*?

*Author Bruce Levine to Present at Food for Thought Books*
AMHERST – Author Bruce Levine will present and read from his new book,
*Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy* at 7 pm on Tuesday, March 25 at Food for Thought Books in Amherst.

Listen to the audio PSA here.

Coming Off Meds at Broadside Tues Feb 5 With Will Hall

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 17:34.
Please forward

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*

Madness Radio 2007-11-28: Portland Police Training w/ Julie Diamond

Submitted 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.

SHARC Position Paper on Mandated Treatment and Harm Reduction

Submitted 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.

Madness Radio 2007-11-21: America's Depression Epidemic Bruce Levine

Submitted 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.