March 31, 2023
While it’s still common for people to be told that psychosis is a brain disorder that was not caused by anything anyone did to them, there […]
February 27, 2023
Traditionally, psychiatry has taken the position that “getting out of your mind” is a bad thing: they have made “normality” in thinking the standard for health, […]
February 2, 2023
I recently wrote a book review for “Relating to voices using compassion focused therapy: a self help companion” by Charlie Heriot-Maitland and Eleanor Longden. Here’s what […]
December 24, 2022
If you’ve ever been tempted to think of hearing voices and of “psychosis” as just something medically going wrong with one’s brain, I can think of […]
December 17, 2022
We sometimes like to think that our minds work all as one whole – but parts of us may not agree with that! Even in everyday […]
November 27, 2022
Support in returning to school or employment after any kind of mental health challenge can be a key piece in helping people regain control of their […]
September 26, 2022
When deciding how to organize treatment for “psychosis” we face a crucial question. Should we defer to mainstream views and assume that “psychotic” experiences must be […]
July 10, 2022
Commonly, psychosis is explained to people as being a medical condition. But it is not diagnosed by any medical test: instead, people get identified as being […]
May 15, 2022
What does it mean to be called “crazy” in a crazy world? If you are familiar with Madness Radio, that’s a question that you’ve heard before! […]