http://freedom-center.org/keywords/dealing-crisis The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://freedom-center.org/wellness-resources alternative treatments coming off meds dealing with crisis herbal medicine local resources resources Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:23:48 -0400 admin 151 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/Madness-Radio-Asheville-Radical-Mental-Health 56:54 Madness Radio 2007-11-07 Molly Sprengelmeyer of the Asheville, North Carolina Radical Mental Health Collective talks about the amazing zero budget grassroots empowerment work she is doing in this mutual aid society, as well as telling her own story of being in the system. Molly Springlemeyer talks about the amazing zero budget grassroots empowerment work going on in NC. no alternative treatments dealing with crisis radio social justice Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:08:49 -0500 admin 330 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madness-radio-2007-09-19-what-psychosis-matt-morrissey 54:55 Madness Radio 2007-09-19 Counseling psychologist and biploar diagnosis survivor Matthew Morrissey discusses his experiences with madness, working with people from an alternative perspective, and the deeper meaning of 'psychosis.' www.fullspectrumcenter.org/ Bipolar survivor and clinical psychologist on the deeper meaning of madness. no dealing with crisis psych abuse radio Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:53:10 -0400 admin 314 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madness-radio-2007-09-12-patricia-deegan-personal-medicine 56:50 Madness Radio 2007-09-12 Longtime consumer-survivor movement leader and pioneer in recovery education talks about her story surviving a schizophrenia diagnosis, empowered medication decisions, and her development of innovative assistive technology. Recovery education leader on empowered meds decisions. no alternative treatments dealing with crisis radio tools &amp; tech Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:06:18 -0400 admin 306 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madnessradio-2007-06-13-chaya-grossberg-madness-spirituality 50:56 Madness Radio 2007 06-13 <p>Long time Freedom Center organizer Chaya Grossberg talks about her experiences with madness, medications, her explorations of spirituality, being a client at Windhorse Associates, and how her healing path has brought her to be a teacher of local yoga and writing classes. www.chayagrossberg.com.</p> Local Freedom Center organizer on recovering from medications and madness... no alternative treatments dealing with crisis local resources psych abuse radio spirit &amp; mysticism yoga Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:23:43 -0400 admin 258 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madness-radio-2007-05-16-krista-mackinnon-family-advocacy 51:29 Madness Radio 2007-05-16 <div class="content"> <p>Psychiatric Survivor Krista MacKinnon talks about her experiences with extreme states and spirituality, and her current work as a family advocate with Toronto, Canada&#39;s Family Outreach and Response Program, an innovative way of helping families from beyond the limits of the medical approach.</p><p><a href="http://www.familymentalhealthrecovery.org/">http://www.familymentalhealthrecovery.org</a></p> </div> Mysticism, yoga, psych abuse, working with families with Canadian advocate. no alternative treatments children coming off meds dealing with crisis family psych abuse radio spirit &amp; mysticism Wed, 16 May 2007 11:22:37 -0400 admin 254 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/freedom-center-mental-health-show-06-12-06-voyce-hendrix-soteria-house 49:06 Madness Radio 2006-12-06 Inside Soteria House with Voyce Hendrix, original clinical director who worked closely with Loren Mosher. Soteria House was a non-medication, non-diagnostic label and voluntary residence treating severe psychotic breakdown. Recovery rates were much higher in this humane and egalitarian atmosphere -- but the project was shut down because it challenged the pharmaceutical company pro-medication interests. Voyce discusses how Soteria was different than mainstream facilities and describes the healing results it had. More info on Soteria House at www.moshersoteria.com. Crisis house alternative to medication and coercion. no alternative treatments coming off meds dealing with crisis radio research Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:29:43 -0500 admin 231 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/rufus-may-drugging-our-distress-mental-health-recovery-alternatves-mt-holyoke-college-11-13-06 25:14 Freedom Center audio Schizophrenia survivor and leading UK activist Rufus May talks about his experiences with madness and becoming a psychologist at the Mt. Holyoke college Freedom Center event. Schizophrenia survivor and UK activist on making it through madness. no alternative treatments dealing with crisis events mad science real paranoia resources spirit &amp; mysticism Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:28:20 -0500 admin 271 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madnessradio-ruta-mazelis-cutting-edge-self-injury-9-27-06 46:39 MadnessRadio-2006-09-27 Self-injury and cutting with Ruta Mazelis, psychiatric abuse survivor and editor for 17+ years of the acclaimed newsletter The Cutting Edge. Cutting, burning, head banging and other self-harm are discussed from the point of view of people doing them -- as coping mechanisms that need compassion and understanding, not the force and judgement of mainstream psychiatry. Check out www.healingselfinjury.org. Alternatives on cutting, hair-pulling, burning and self-injury. no dealing with crisis psych abuse radio suicide Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:31:25 -0400 admin 239 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/freedom-center-mental-health-show-9-20-06-kate-bornstein-hello-cruel-world-101-alternatives-suicide 44:52 MadnessRadio-2006-09-20 Transsexual writer and activist Kate Bornstein on her book "Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws." Kate overturns the orthodox either-or labels of male / female and straight/gay/bi with her postmodern sexuality of self-definition and fluid identity. Kate is the author of the highly successful books "My Gender Workbook" and "Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and The Rest of Us," and her new book takes a transgressive and honest approach to what it takes to stay alive in a crazy world. Transsexual writer and activist on surviving a crazy world that makes you suicidal. no dealing with crisis radio suicide Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:31:06 -0400 admin 238 at http://freedom-center.org