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Audiobook mp3 of Introduction and Chapter 1 “Persons and Experience”, from The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise, by R.D. Laing, read by Will Hall. Full book .mp3 (cntrl/rtclck save as to download): https://www.madnessradio.net/audio-extra/RDLaingPoliticsOfExperienceLaingAudiobookFULL.mp3 Full book as chapters on this YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMya78GAdrpxtOjEayvMp1lC88ce21kUb Individual chapters as .mp3 (ctrl/rtclick to save as): https://www.madnessradio.net/audio-extra/RDLaingPoliticsOfExperienceLaingAudiobookCh1.mp3 https://www.madnessradio.net/audio-extra/RDLaingPoliticsOfExperienceLaingAudiobookCh2.mp3 https://www.madnessradio.net/audio-extra/RDLaingPoliticsOfExperienceLaingAudiobookCh3.mp3 https://www.madnessradio.net/audio-extra/RDLaingPoliticsOfExperienceLaingAudiobookCh4.mp3 https://www.madnessradio.net/audio-extra/RDLaingPoliticsOfExperienceLaingAudiobookCh5.mp3 https://www.madnessradio.net/audio-extra/RDLaingPoliticsOfExperienceLaingAudiobookCh6.mp3 https://www.madnessradio.net/audio-extra/RDLaingPoliticsOfExperienceLaingAudiobookCh7.mp3 https://www.madnessradio.net/audio-extra/RDLaingPoliticsOfExperienceLaingAudiobookCh8.mp3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._D. LaingThe post R.D. Laing The Politics of Experience Audiobook | Madness Radio first appeared on Madness Radio.

What does it mean to be called “crazy” in a crazy world? Listen to the free audiobook of the Preface to Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness, written and read by Will Hall. Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness reveals the human side of mental illness. Based on ten years of Madness Radio interviews, more than 60 voices of psychiatric patients, scientists, journalists, doctors, activists, and artists create a vital new conversation about empowering the human spirit. Outside Mental Health invites us to rethink what we know about bipolar, psychosis, schizophrenia, depression, medications, and mental illness in society. More info about the book here: www.outsidementalhealth.com Download the chapter here: http://bit.ly/bookpreface The post Outside Mental Health Preface Audiobook | Will Hall | Madness Radio first appeared on Madness Radio.

Voice hearers, mystics, visionaries, and mad people are found throughout the scriptures of Judaism. What does Jewish theology have to teach us about madness and psychiatric diagnosis? How can modern Judaism show the way to new responses to extreme and altered states, in our communities and ourselves? Caroline Mazel-Carlton is a survivor of psychiatric crisis diagnosed as psychosis, Director of Training at the Wildflower Alliance – Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community, Hearing Voiced and Alternatives to Suicide support group facilitator/trainer, and part of the Jewish Renewal movement studying to be a rabbi.www.westernmassrlc.org/ https://aleph.org/ The post Judaism Madness and Spirit | Caroline Mazel-Carlton | Madness Radio first appeared on Madness Radio.

What are the key ingredients of alternative mental health programs – and what makes them different and successful? Connor Tindall followed his calling to become a a therapist after confronting mistreatment by a psychotherapist as a teen. He went on to work at the innovative Soteria House Alaska, a hospital alternative where compassionate respect for residents — and much less use of medications — meant a chance to explore the meaning in madness and find real paths to healing. Connor discusses how awareness of power imbalances, the inspiration of the women’s movement, and his difficult psychdedelic drug trips all shaped his vision of a new kind of psychotherapy. www.moshersoteria.com/articles/soteria-and-other-alternatives-to-acute-psychiatric-hospitalization/ www.madinamerica.com/2015/06/lessons-from-soteria-alaska/ www.madinamerica.com/2012/09/some-observations-of-soteria-alaska/ www.madinamerica.com/2013/08/this-place-is-full-of-life-on-deliverance-at-soteria-alaska/The post Soteria Alaska | Connor Tindall | Madness Radio first appeared on Madness Radio.

Can the breakdown of psychosis show the way forward to spiritual breakthrough? Is there a path through the depths of mental health crisis independent of hospitals, doctors, and therapists? Adrian Bernard was labeled a chronic schizophrenic and spent 20 years living on a disability check. After surviving a spiritual ordeal tested by God he is today manager at the Second Story hospital alternative in Santa Cruz California, where listening, community, art and music help people like Adrian make their way back from madness. http://www.santacruz.com/news/busting_the_mental_illness_myths.html https://www.facebook.com/2ndStoryRespite/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtjP2nn6Nss www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7_q3F5bNyk www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctoziyxsZwE&authuser=0 www.psychosissummit.com/copy-of-charles-heriot-maitlandThe post Second Story Hospital Alternative | Adrian Bernard | Madness Radio first appeared on Madness Radio.

Has modern psychiatry lost its soul? How can dreams, storytelling, and imagination help people in emotional crisis – including psychosis and madness? What lessons can we learn from shamanism, the placebo effect, and the importance of the doctor’s “bedside manner”? George Mecouch MD, psychiatrist, Jungian therapist trained in Process Work, and author of While Psychiatry Slept: Reawakening the Imagination in Therapy, discusses how to recover the lost art of healing in an era dominated by technology. transcript http://www.bellysongpress.com/while-psychiatry-slept/ https://www.drgeorgemecouch.com/ Jung’s LamentThe post Jungian Therapy for Psychosis | George Mecouch | Madness Radio first appeared on Madness Radio.

How is psychotherapy different when the therapist is also a survivor? What vital lessons must therapists learn from people who have experienced psychosis? If therapy is an imbalance of power between therapist and patient, how can therapists avoid the misuse of power and protect clients from harm? Olga Runciman, voice hearer, psychiatric nurse in locked wards, and survivor of a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, brings her experience with recovery to her work as a psychotherapist in private practice. http://psycovery.com https://www.madinamerica.com/author/orunciman/The post Compassionate Psychotherapy | Olga Runciman | Madness Radio first appeared on Madness Radio.

What does healthcare become when science is limited by a mechanistic, machine view of reality? How does a mechanistic view shape concepts of mental health and illness – and deny the fundamental aliveness of human beings? What does the study of living systems teach us for creating a different, more holistic vision? Fritjof Capra, theoretical physicist, systems theorist, and author of several international bestselling books including The Tao of Physics, The Web of Life, and most recently The Systems View of Life (co-authored with Pier Luigi Luisi), discusses a shift in scientific consciousness with far reaching implications for our understanding of mind and mental illness. www.fritjofcapra.net www.capracourse.net Photo: Basso CannarsaThe post Systems View of Life | Fritjof Capra | Madness Radio first appeared on Madness Radio.

Does a diet without animal products improve mental health? Why can changing to plant based nutrition be so hard to sustain? And are people’s food ethics a symptom of eating disorder or neglected self care? Sabrina Louise, a vegan educator, consultant at Portland Community College, and ecstatic dance DJ, discusses how to transition away from eating animal products while avoiding common mistakes that can undermine health. www.rethinkingpsychiatry.org/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662288/ www.instagram.com/savvyfoodsolutions/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid https://minimalistbaker.com/The post Sane Vegan Transition | Sabrina Louise | Madness Radio first appeared on Madness Radio.

How can people come off psychiatric medications in the safest way? What are the key lessons and vital ingredients for leaving psychiatric care? Is there life after meds? Laura Delano spent 14 years as a psychiatric patient before she left behind her psychiatric diagnoses and reclaimed herself. Today she is Director of the Inner Compass Initiative and The Withdrawal Project, working to support drug withdrawal and build community beyond the mental health system. www.theinnercompass.org withdrawal.theinnercompass.org https://bit.ly/2ISZuzh withdrawal.theinnercompass.org/preparewithdrawal theinnercompass.org/page/twp-connectThe post Life After Psych Meds | Laura Delano | Madness Radio first appeared on Madness Radio.