September 15, 2019
When we relate with each other, a key thing we long for is to have the other see meaning in our experience, while we notice and […]
April 24, 2019
When people have problems with voices, the most common recommendation they are given is to try to avoid them – to take drugs to make them […]
January 11, 2019
When someone is “mad” or “psychotic,” should the people around them try to make sense of their experience and of what they are saying? Or should […]
September 7, 2018
My colleague John Herold has an interesting image he uses to communicate the conventional mental health approach to disturbing mental states: it is that of a […]
March 18, 2018
The possible benefits of the drugs called “antipsychotics” are pretty easy to comprehend – there is the possibility of a quick calming of what are often […]
March 10, 2018
In an article published online by the Journal of Humanistic Psychology on 3/7/18, I argue that the mainstream view of “psychosis” is way too narrow, and […]
September 17, 2017
A recent study showed that just a brief internet-based CBT intervention aimed at improving sleep was also effective in reducing paranoia and hallucinations. (You can access […]
September 9, 2017
The Hearing Voices Congress of 2017 is over, but it’s not too late to listen to some of the key talks that happened there! Other […]
July 9, 2017
We seldom have a chance to hear from someone who combines the perspective of a long time psychiatric survivor and activist, with that of being a […]