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Visionary writer and thought-provoking environmentalist Derrick Jensen talks about the human-caused ecological collapse of the natural world, family trauma, technological brainwashing, indigenous societies, Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing, and the importance of rage in an undeniably insane world. http://www.derrickjensen.orgThe post Environmental Insanity w/ Author Derrick Jensen first appeared on Madness Radio.

Author Charles Barber talks about his new book Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry is Medicating a Nation, a history of the rise of psychiatric drug marketing from “mother’s little helper” to today’s 200 million plus anti-depressant prescriptions. http://www.charlesbarberwriting.comThe post Comfortably Numb: Author Charles Barber first appeared on Madness Radio.

Capetown South Africa survivor activist Moosa Salie talks about mental health organizing in Africa and beyond, and work to establish the Ubuntu Center for alternative support. Check out Moosa’s blog and the World Network of Uses and Survivors of Psychiatry at http://www.wnusp.netThe post South Africa Activism: Moosa Salie first appeared on Madness Radio.

Vara Adams survived forced hospitalization, drugging, and multiple electroshocks as a teen in Melbourne Australia. She went on to become a heavy metal-influenced songwriter about her experiences as part of the healing process. Show includes several of Vara’s songs. http://www.varaadams.comThe post Survivor Songwriter Vara Adams first appeared on Madness Radio.

Psychiatric abuse survivor and human rights activist Celia Brown discusses working for change in the mental health system, including her ownn experiences and creating “supported decision-making” for people in distress. Celia is President of Mindfreedom International and a board member of the National Association of Rights Advocacy and Protection. http://www.mindfreedom.org http://www.narpa.orgThe post Rights Organizing: Celia Brown first appeared on Madness Radio.

Angela Shelton is an award-winning Hollywood actress and filmmaker, who traveled across the US meeting other women named Angela Shelton and discovering how widespread sexual abuse is in our society. She discusses her film Searching for Angela Shelton and her work helping people heal from trauma. http://www.angelashelton.comThe post Sexual Abuse: Searching for Angela Shelton first appeared on Madness Radio.

First Nations Ojibway activist and psychiatric abuse survivor Stella Montour of Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada talks about colonialism and racism against native people, how they affect mental health, and her work for change. http://www.cmha-tb.on.caThe post Colonialism and Native Mental Health: Stella Montour first appeared on Madness Radio.

A money insider’s view of how crazy and corrupt our US-led world economic system really is, including drug money, mlitary spending, and the housing crisis. Catherine Austin Fitts was Assistant Secretary of Housing – Federal Housing Commissioner under President Bush senior, Managing Director, Dillon Read & Co. Inc., and founder of Hamilton Securities investment bank. She has designed and closed over $25 billion of transactions and investments to-date and has led portfolio strategy for $300 billion of financial assets and liabilities. http://www.solari.comThe post Our Crazy Economy: Catherine Austin Fitts first appeared on Madness Radio.

Two interviews on psychiatric abuse: Angela Bischoff’s husband Tooker Gomberg died in a suicide after taking anti-depressants; both were prominent Toronto environmental and peace activists. Wayne Lax survived 80 shock treatments and multiple hospitalizations over thirty years. Today both Angela and Wayne are waging campaigns to reform the mental health system. http://www.greenspiration.org http://www.ect.orgThe post Psychiatric Abuse: Activist Angela Bischoff and Shock Survivor Wayne Lax first appeared on Madness Radio.

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 http://www.mentalhealthportland.org, http://www.juliediamond.net, and another audio interview with Julie at http://www.katejobe.com/podcast.htmlThe post Portland Police Training w/ Julie Diamond first appeared on Madness Radio.