http://www.madnessradio.net/ en no Voices and Visions from Outside Mental Health Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments, as well as authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by schizophrenia survivor Will Hall, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network. Copyright Creative Commons 3.0bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuseHealth/Alternative Healthradio@madnessradio.netWill HallWill Hallbipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abusehttp://www.madnessradio.nethttp://www.freedom-center.org/radio/MadnessRadioIcon.jpgmadnessradiohttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/wGolpeoWz9A/madness-radio-autism-self-advocacy-ari-neeman http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-autism-self-advocacy-ari-neeman#comments Activism Alternatives Children Civil Rights Personal Stories System Reforms 51:58 Madness Radio 2009-10-14 What does it mean to be autistic, have Asperger's, or be on the autism spectrum? Is autism a disease to be overcome, or a difference to be embraced? Is autism advocacy like mad pride activism? Ari Ne'eman, a person on the autism spectrum and director of the Autism Self Advocacy Network, discusses the autism movement's challenge to what we consider "normal." www.autisticadvocacy.org. Autism activist on challenging "normal" and embracing autism as human diversity. no Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:50:31 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 154 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-autism-self-advocacy-ari-neemanhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/154/MadnessRadio-2009-10-14AutismSelfAdvocacyAriNeeman.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/rl3QPlyQet4/madness-radio-conscience-psychiatry-peter-breggin http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-conscience-psychiatry-peter-breggin#comments Activism Books Drugs Electroshock History Professionals Psychiatric Abuse System Reforms 54:05 Madness Radio 2009-09-16 What do modern psychiatric drug treatments have in common with lobotomy? Is informed consent possible when patients' judgment is impaired by medication? Should psych drugs be banned? For more than 50 years Dr. Peter Breggin has been a leading crusader against psychiatric abuse, Big Pharma, and medication dangers. His latest book is The Conscience of Psychiatry: The Reform Work of Peter R. Breggin, MD. www.breggin.com Leading psychiatry reformer on his 50 years of work against the dangers of treatments. no Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:19:00 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 152 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-conscience-psychiatry-peter-bregginhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/152/MadnessRadio-2009-09-23ConscienceofPsychiatryPeterBreggin.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/zAAQQdbqItA/madness-radio-beyond-belief-tamasin-knight http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-beyond-belief-tamasin-knight#comments Alternatives Books Hearing Voices Professionals Real Paranoia 48:25 Madness Radio 2009-09-16 How do we respond to bizarre beliefs like CIA brain chips, abduction by aliens, hearing voices, spirit possession, or telepathy? Is respect for a different reality "colluding" with a delusion? Or is there meaning in madness? Medical doctor Tamasin Knight was hospitalized for delusions, and went on to write the practical guidebook Beyond Belief: Alternative Ways of Working with Delusions, Obsessions and Unusual Experiences, available as a free download at www.peter-lehmann-publishing.com/books/beyond-belief.pdf. Author of Beyond Belief. Alternative Ways of Working with Delusions, Obsessions and Unusual Experiences no Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:19:16 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 151 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-beyond-belief-tamasin-knighthttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/151/MadnessRadio-2009-09-16DelusionsBeyondBeliefTamasinKnight.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/jJPnTQgylpE/madness-radio-paxil-trial-alison-bass http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-paxil-trial-alison-bass#comments Activism Big Pharma Books Drugs History Real Paranoia Social Justice System Reforms 51:47 Madness Radio 2009-08-26 When GlaxoSmithKline was caught lying about the risks of its blockbuster anti-depressant Paxil, it set off ongoing investigations. How did New York state take on one of the world's most powerful companies? Was NY Governor Eliot Spitzer driven out by his corporate enemies? Pulitzer-nominated Boston Globe journalist Alison Bass, author of Side Effects: A Prosecutor, A Whistleblower, And A Bestselling Antidepressant On Trial, discusses legal battles to clean up drug company corruption, including pay-offs to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. www.alison-bass.com Pulitzer-nominated Boston Globe journalist on legal battles against drug company corruption. no Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:46:35 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 149 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-paxil-trial-alison-basshttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/149/MadnessRadio-2009-08-26PaxilOnTrialAlisonBass.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/6LdcBE2VsYg/madness-radio-mad-science-mad-pride-bradley-lewis http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-mad-science-mad-pride-bradley-lewis#comments Activism Alternatives Books Community Diagnostic Labels History Mad Science Philosophy System Reforms 56:59 Madness Radio 2009-08-12 What is the mad movement's best response to science? How is mad pride different from gay pride? Do we want to become equal with "normal" people -- or challenge the idea of normal itself? What about suffering and the risk of romanticizing madness? Icarus Project organizer, psychiatrist, and theorist Bradley Lewis, author of Moving Beyond Prozac, DSM, and the New Psychiatry: Birth of Postpsychiatry, discusses the identity politics of madness. www.theicarusproject.net, www.nyu.edu/gallatin/about/bios/bradley_lewis.html Psychiatrist and Icarus Project organizer Bradley Lewis discusses the identity politics of madness. no Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:27:18 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 148 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-mad-science-mad-pride-bradley-lewishttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/148/MadnessRadio-2009-08-12MadScienceMadPrideBradleyLewis.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/_Vtox04LPSY/madness-radio-our-daily-meds-melody-petersen http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-our-daily-meds-melody-petersen#comments Big Pharma Books Drugs History Mad Science System Reforms 51:12 Madness Radio 2009-07-14 More than 100,000 people die in the US each year from prescription drugs -- used as directed by their doctor. How did aggressive marketing make our health care system a cause of widespread sickness? Why haven't government regulation or medical research been able to protect the public? New York Times health reporter Melody Petersen discusses her new book, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs. www.ourdailymedsthebook.com/ NY Times reporter on why more than 100,000 people die each year from prescription drugs. no Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:28:31 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 147 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-our-daily-meds-melody-petersenhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/147/MadnessRadio-2009-07-14OurDailyMedsMelodyPeterson.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/JvKgRAUYhqI/madness-radio-art-and-schizophrenia-louis-sass http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-art-and-schizophrenia-louis-sass#comments Art Books Hearing Voices Mad Science Philosophy 53:50 Madness Radio 2009-06-30 Does modern art, such as Artaud, Beckett, and Duchamp, parallel the mad frames of mind that get labeled "schizophrenia?" Is extreme sensitivity and inner self-consciousness behind artistic innovation and breaks with reality? Rutgers University psychologist Louis Sass, author of Madness And Modernism: Insanity in the Light of Modern Art, Literature, and Thought, discusses art as an insight into the subjective inner world of madness. lsass@rci.rutgers.edu How does modern art reflect and express the same inner consciousness labeled 'schizophrenia?' no Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:10:49 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 146 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-art-and-schizophrenia-louis-sasshttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/146/MadnessRadio-2009-06-30ArtAndSchizophreniaLouisSass.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/XpldfCujfK4/madness-radio-hearing-voices-movement-jacqui-dillon http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-hearing-voices-movement-jacqui-dillon#comments Activism Alternatives Community Hearing Voices International Personal Stories Psychiatric Abuse System Reforms 51:04 Madness Radio 2009-06-16 What is it like to hear voices? How do people learn to live with their voices, and are voices sometimes positive and helpful? What is the connection between voices and trauma? Jacqui Dillon, voice hearer and director of the UK Hearing Voices Network, discusses how the movement of people who hear voices is creating self-help alternatives to traditional and often abusive mental health care. www.intervoiceonline.org, www.caslcampaign.com. Voice hearer discusses the international movement creating alternative ways of understanding and coping. no Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:32:36 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 145 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-hearing-voices-movement-jacqui-dillonhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/145/MadnessRadio-2009-06-16HearingVoicesMovementJacquiDillon.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/HiCmqujXo4U/madness-radio-school-bullying-dawn-menken http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-school-bullying-dawn-menken#comments Alternatives Books Children Community Families Process Work Social Justice Suicide System Reforms 51:51 Madness Radio 2009-06-02 What are the lasting impacts of taunting, teasing, and physical harassment between children? Why are kids who are different singled out and picked on? What can parents do if their children are victims of bullies? Psychotherapist, parent, and process worker Dawn Menken, author of Speak Out! Talking About Love, Sex & Eternity, discusses her work with public schools and familes to break the cycle of bullying. dmenken(at)igc(dot)org Psychotherapist and author discusses her work with families and schools to end bullying no Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:15:15 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 143 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-school-bullying-dawn-menkenhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/143/MadnessRadio-2009-06-02SchoolBullyingDawnMenken.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/FoxHU21IE6c/madness-radio-electroshock-deception-linda-andre http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-electroshock-deception-linda-andre#comments Activism Books Electroshock History Mad Science Personal Stories Psychiatric Abuse 51:30 Madness Radio 2009-05-12 Why is ECT, electroconvulsive therapy or electroshock, so widely used today? How is the ECT industry manipulating research and public perceptions the way tobacco companies did about cigarettes? What are the real dangers of this lobotomy-era treatment? ECT survivor Linda Andre discusses her groundbreaking new Rutgers University Press book, Doctors of Deception: What They Don't Want You To Know About Shock Treatment. www.doctorsofdeception.com; www.ect.org. How is the ECT industry manipulating public perceptions the way tobacco companies did about cigarettes? no Tue, 12 May 2009 01:58:47 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 142 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-electroshock-deception-linda-andrehttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/142/MadnessRadio-2009-05-12ElectroshockDeceptionLindaAndre.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/3ZhNRwnsDYk/madness-radio-transgender-spirituality-and-madness-machete-mendias http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-transgender-spirituality-and-madness-machete-mendias#comments Alternatives Children Cutting Drugs Indigenous People Personal Stories Psychiatric Abuse Sexuality Spirituality 51:15 Madness Radio 2009-04-28 Is madness part of a deeper calling? How is being transgender -- transitioning from one gender to another -- a spiritual process? Machete Mendias, female-to-male transgender activist and artist, discusses his life beyond the borders of gender identity, normality, and conventional definitions. Machete describes his childhood experiences with visions, ritual self-harm and hair-pulling (trichotillomania), and medications, as well as the role of transgendered people as healers, mystics, and shamans. Is madness part of a deeper calling? How is being transgender -- transitioning from one gender to another -- a spiritual process? no Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:09:16 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 140 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-transgender-spirituality-and-madness-machete-mendiashttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/140/MadnessRadio-2009-04-28TransgenderSpiritMadnessMacheteMendias.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/BnhF_a1wyAI/madness-radio-alcohol-alternatives-anne-fletcher http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-alcohol-alternatives-anne-fletcher#comments Addiction Alternatives Books 52:15 Madness Radio 2009-04-15 How can people recover from serious drinking problems? Are 12-step and Alcoholics Anonymous programs right for everyone? Anne Fletcher, author of Sober for Good: New Solutions for Drinking Problems, discusses how people successfully overcome alcohol abuse and regain control of their lives. www.annemfletcher.com/ Author of Sober for Good on how people successfully overcome alcohol abuse and regain control of their lives. no Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:19:26 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 139 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-alcohol-alternatives-anne-fletcherhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/139/MadnessRadio-2009-04-15AlcoholRecoveryAnneFletcher.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/iF7ZA8HZk1M/madness-radio-sane-medication-policy-robert-whitaker http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-sane-medication-policy-robert-whitaker#comments Big Pharma Books Drugs Mad Science System Reforms 51:25 Madness Radio 2009-03-30 Has society's embrace of psychiatric medications led to recovery -- or chronic disability? What would honest medical policy and treatment standards be if they were free of pharmaceutical company corruption? Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Whitaker, author of Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill, discusses medications as a failed paradigm of care, and imagines what a sane alternative would look like. www.madinamerica.com. Author of Mad In America discusses medications as a failed paradigm of care. no Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:26:26 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 137 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-sane-medication-policy-robert-whitakerhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/137/MadnessRadio-2009-03-09SaneMedicationPolicyRobertWhitaker.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/njzkquK51hM/madness-radio-shyness-disease-christopher-lane http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-shyness-disease-christopher-lane#comments Big Pharma Books Diagnostic Labels History Mad Science 50:11 Madness Radio 2009-03-11 Do pharmaceutical companies control the social definition of normal? Can advertising and public relations campaigns turn acceptable personality differences into unacceptable disorders? British-American literary critic and historian Christopher Lane discusses his book Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness, including the way politics and profits drive the bible of mental health treatment, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. www.christopherlane.org/ http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/side-effects Historian Christopher Lane discusses his book on the way politics and profits drive the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. no Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:04:05 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 136 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-shyness-disease-christopher-lanehttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/136/MadnessRadio-2009-03-09IsShynessADiseaseChristopherLane.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/8y7HJZ5HL1A/madness-radio-beyond-meds-gianna-kali http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-beyond-meds-gianna-kali#comments Activism Alternatives Coming Off Meds Community Drugs Holistic Health Personal Stories Professionals Spirituality 56:09 Madness Radio 2009-02-23 Blogger and former social worker Gianna Kali discusses her experience going into the mental health system after taking psychedelic drugs, spiritual emergence, decades of treatment with more than 30 different psychiatric medications, and the difficult process of coming off meds, drug withdrawal, and regaining her life. Gianna is the creator of the Beyond Meds blog about mental health and coming off medications. http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/. Gianna Kali discusses the difficult process of coming off psychiatric drugs. no Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:36:34 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 134 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-beyond-meds-gianna-kalihttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/134/MadnessRadio-2009-02-23BeyondMedsGiannaKali.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/9EosVEjmz04/madness-radio-mad-movement-strategies-gabriella-coleman http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-mad-movement-strategies-gabriella-coleman#comments Activism Civil Rights History System Reforms 49:14 Madness Radio 2009-02-02 Psychiatric survivor activism is a vital force changing American mental health care, leading the way in human rights reforms and challenging pharmaceutical company corruption long before the scandals of today's headlines. What is this history of the movement, what challenges does it face today, and are there dangers of cooptation and reformism? Join cultural anthropologist Gabriella Coleman to explore the lessons of the Mad Movement. http://www.gabriellacoleman.org/ Join cultural anthropologist Gabriella Coleman to explore the lessons of the Mad Movement. no Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:09:55 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 132 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-mad-movement-strategies-gabriella-colemanhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/132/MadnessRadio-2009-02-02MadMovementStrategiesGabriellaColeman.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/uzWKslml0wA/madness-radio-schizophrenia-recovery-rufus-may http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-schizophrenia-recovery-rufus-may#comments Activism Alternatives Coming Off Meds Hearing Voices Personal Stories Professionals Spirituality Video 49:21 Madness Radio 2009-01-19 UK clinical psychologist Rufus May descended into madness -- convinced he was on a spy mission and that animals were robots, he even walked into a family gathering naked. How did Rufus find meaning in these experiences, learn to live without medication, and become a successful psychologist and mental health advocate? Rufus was recently featured in the Channel 4 feature film The Doctor Who Hears Voices. www.rufusmay.com How did Rufus learn to live without medication, and become a successful psychologist and mental health advocate? no Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:58:18 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 130 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-schizophrenia-recovery-rufus-mayhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/130/MadnessRadio-2009-01-19SchizophreniaRecoveryRufusMay.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/pnFLLD_D63Q/madness-radio-depression-and-oppression-alisha-ali http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-depression-and-oppression-alisha-ali#comments Alternatives Community Depression Diagnostic Labels Race Social Justice System Reforms 51:31 Madness Radio 2009-01-07 Is depression a result of poverty? How can community development and economic empowerment affect mental health? Psychology professor Alisha Ali discusses the dangers of turning social problems into medical disorders, including bias in diagnosis, limits of "cultural competency" and "anti-stigma" initiatives, and the experiences of immigrant women. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Alisha_Ali NYU psychology professor on how can community development and economic empowerment affect mental health. no Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:16:37 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 129 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-depression-and-oppression-alisha-alihttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/129/MadnessRadio-2009-01-07DepressonAndOppressionAlishaAli.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/BJfteuyW60w/madness-radio-birth-trauma-w-annie-robinson http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-birth-trauma-w-annie-robinson#comments Alternatives Children Families Healing Trauma Holistic Health Mad Science Personal Stories Sexuality System Reforms 48:56 Madness Radio 2008-12-17 Labor doula and Icarus Project student organizer Annie Robinson talks about her experience in the mental health system as an adolescent, and how it led to her interest in changing medical birthing procedures and becoming a doula. Annie discusses the trauma caused by doctor interventions in childbirth and its lasting effects on both children and mothers. Anniewrobinson(at)gmail(dot)com; http://www.dona.org/ http://www.motherfriendly.org/ Icarus organizer discusses trauma caused by doctor interventions in childbirth and lasting effects on both children and mothers. no Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:58:41 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 40 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-birth-trauma-w-annie-robinsonhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/40/MadnessRadio2008-12-17BirthTraumaAnnieRobinson.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/3f2t3AonV2E/madness-radio-homelessness-and-mental-health-w-marykate-connor http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-homelessness-and-mental-health-w-marykate-connor#comments Activism Alternatives Homelessness Personal Stories Social Justice System Reforms 53:08 Madness Radio 2008-12-10 Marykate Connor, founder of Caduceus Outreach Services in San Francisco, talks about her innovative work helping homeless people with mental health problems. She discusses the criminal justice system, the decline of services since the 1970s, medication policies, poverty, and what led her to create one of the most innovative and effective homelessness programs in the country. www.caduceusoutreachservices.org marykate_caduceus (at) sbcglobal (dot) net Innovative work helping homeless people with mental health problems. no Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:40:58 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 14 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-homelessness-and-mental-health-w-marykate-connorhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/14/MadnessRadio-2008-12-10HomelessMentalHealthMarykateConnor.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/Aphs32dj-WI/madness-radio-holistic-drug-alternatives-gracelyn-guyol http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-holistic-drug-alternatives-gracelyn-guyol#comments Alternatives Books Coming Off Meds Depression Holistic Health Personal Stories 55:30 Madness Radio 2008-12-04 Grace Guyol, diagnosed with bipolar disorder and author of Healing Depression and Bipolar Disorder Without Drugs: Inspiring Stories of Restoring Mental Health Through Natural Therapies, discusses nutrition, supplements, and holistic health care for helping people diagnosed with severe mental illnesses. GGuyol (at) aol.com Author of Healing Depression and Bipolar Disorder Without Drugs: Inspiring Stories of Restoring Mental Health Through Natural Therapies no Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:47:28 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 15 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-holistic-drug-alternatives-gracelyn-guyolhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/15/MadnessRadio-2008-12-03HolisticHealthcareGraceGuyol.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/SUXIrvU6H4o/madness-radio-hoarding-stuff-w-randy-frost http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-hoarding-stuff-w-randy-frost#comments Alternatives Books Hoarding Professionals 52:36 Madness Radio 2008-11-26 Psychology professor Randy Frost, author of Buried In Treasures, discusses his work on hoarding, people who collect so much stuff excessively that it disrupts their lives or creates a health or fire hazard, including how to help people without risking adding to the problem through intrusive or drastic intervention. rfrost@smith.edu. Author of Buried In Treasures, discusses his work on hoarding, people who collect so much stuff excessively that it disrupts their lives no Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:07:55 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 16 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-hoarding-stuff-w-randy-frosthttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/16/MadnessRadio-2008-11-26HoardingRandyFrost.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/kkgzsDPADFc/madness-radio-live-through-anthology-sabrina-chapadjiev http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-live-through-anthology-sabrina-chapadjiev#comments Books Cutting Drugs Healing Trauma Music Personal Stories Poetry Race Sexuality Social Justice Suicide 51:36 Madness Radio 2008-09-10 Editor Sabrina Chapadjiev discusses the new Seven Stories Press anthology Live Through This: On Creativity and Self Destruction, a rich collection of women artists sharing intimate accounts of cutting, alcoholism, suicide, abuse, madness and other self harm and how it relates to their creativity. Authors include bell hooks, Bonfire Madigan Shive, Patricia Smith, Annie Sprinkle, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, and Nicole Blackman. http://sabrinachap.com/LTT Rich collection of women artists sharing intimate accounts of cutting, alcoholism, suicide, abuse, madness and other self harm and how it relates to their creativity. no Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:26:07 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 25 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-live-through-anthology-sabrina-chapadjievhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/25/MadnessRadio-2008-09-10LiveThroughThisBookSabrinaChapadjiev.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/a_07Qt2UWLo/madness-radio-madness-and-technology-jeffrey-goins http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-madness-and-technology-jeffrey-goins#comments Big Pharma Dreams Mad Science Personal Stories Real Paranoia Spirituality Technology 52:52 Madness Radio 2008-08-20 Long time Icarus Project organizer, open source computer software architect, and graduate doctoral student Jeffrey Goins discusses his psychiatric experiences and insights from the world of technology applied to the world of madness. Topics include the Eli Lilly Zyprexa memos scandal and intellectual property rights; freedom in a surveillance society; prophecy and ancient wisdom, and the "end of forgetting." Open source computer software architect on psychiatric experiences and insights from the world of technology applied to the world of madness. no Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:25:48 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 23 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-madness-and-technology-jeffrey-goinshttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/23/MadnessRadio-2008-08-20TechnologyAndMadnessJeffreyGoins.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/nfcxktDx298/madness-radio-reinventing-bipolar-steven-morgan http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-reinventing-bipolar-steven-morgan#comments Dreams Jung Personal Stories Philosophy Spirituality 50:08 Madness Radio 2008-08-27 Peer Specialist advocate and bipolar survivor Steven Morgan talks about his experiences with spirituality and meditation, including healing through dream work. Listen to the recent profile the New York Times did of Steven at http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/07/16/health/healthguide/TE_BIPOLAR_CLIPS.html and check out Steven's writing at www.vermontrecovery.com. Spirituality and meditation, including healing through dream work. no Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:25:59 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 24 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-reinventing-bipolar-steven-morganhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/24/MadnessRadio-2008-08-27ReinventingBipolarStevenMorgan.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/sWN5qQsAwWM/madness-radio-spiritual-emergence-david-lukoff http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-spiritual-emergence-david-lukoff#comments Alternatives Diagnostic Labels Hearing Voices Meditation Personal Stories Philosophy Professionals Spirituality System Reforms 49:48 Madness Radio 2008-07-02 Clinical Psychologist David Lukoff talks about his madness experience and the spiritual transformation it triggered. David went on to become a leading figure in the field of Transpersonal Psychology and works to bring greater spiritual awareness into mainstream mental health practice. http://www.spiritualcompetency.com/ Psychologist on his madness experience and the spiritual transformation it triggered. David went on to become a leading figure in the field of Transpersonal Psychology. no Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:25:27 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 21 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-spiritual-emergence-david-lukoffhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/21/MadnessRadio-2008-07-02SpiritualEmergenceDavidLukoff.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/FHmTFp1RzdQ/madness-radio-cognitive-therapy-ron-unger http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-cognitive-therapy-ron-unger#comments Alternatives Personal Stories Professionals System Reforms 52:06 Madness Radio 2008-07-16 Oregon Mental health counselor Ron Unger discusses his experiences with altered states of consciousness, and how cognitive behavioral therapy can be a useful alternative to medication and mainstream psychiatric treatment. Ron is a longtime organizer with the human rights organization Mindfreedom International, and his website is http://www.recoveryfromschizophrenia.org/blog/ How cognitive behavioral therapy can be a useful alternative to medication and mainstream psychiatric treatment. no Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:25:33 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 22 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-cognitive-therapy-ron-ungerhttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/22/MadnessRadio-2008-07-16CognitiveTherapyRonUnger.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/n5AhJglWTDg/madness-radio-evolving-minds-mel-gunasena http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-evolving-minds-mel-gunasena#comments Activism Books Children Healing Trauma Hearing Voices International Personal Stories Psychiatric Abuse Spirituality Video 47:09 Madness Radio 2008-06-25 UK video activist and writer Mel Gunasena on her mystical experiences and forced psychiatric hospitalization. Mel is the director of Evolving Minds, a documentary film about spiritual experiences and what gets labeled "psychosis" by the mental health system. She also discusses the art therapy project in Sri Lanka she helped found to assist traumatized tsunami-affected children. See a trailer for the film at www.undercurrents.org/minds and check out the Sri Lanka project at www.art-2-art.org/. UK video activist and writer on her mystical experiences and forced psychiatric hospitalization. no Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:25:18 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 20 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-evolving-minds-mel-gunasenahttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/20/MadnessRadio-2008-06-25EvolvingMindsMelGunasena.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/kiK4YPfilbI/madness-radio-misled-youth-michael-gennarelli http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-misled-youth-michael-gennarelli#comments Activism Children Homelessness Personal Stories Poetry Psychiatric Abuse 49:00 Madness Radio 2008-06-04 Community organizer and writer Michael Gennarelli talks about his 8 years of psychiatric treatment as a child and his stays at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Michael reads his poetry about these painful experiences and discusses his activism, including an after school program for kids and the Misled Youth Network. www.misled-youth.org, www.123communityspace.org, www.fountainhouse.org, www.theicarusproject.net. Community organizer and writer on his 8 years of psychiatric treatment as a child and his stays at Bellevue Hospital no Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:25:13 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 19 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-misled-youth-michael-gennarellihttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/19/MadnessRadio-2008-06-04MisledYouthMichaelGennarelli.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/madnessradio/~3/r716IPL8zhA/madness-radio-buddhist-meditation-and-schizophrenia-ed-knight http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-buddhist-meditation-and-schizophrenia-ed-knight#comments Activism Meditation Personal Stories Spirituality System Reforms 52:47 Madness Radio 2008-05-28 Recovery leader and survivor Ed Knight talks about Zen, Insight, and Christian meditation and "schizophrenia," including discrimination against people with psychiatric labels at meditation retreats, the link between spiritual awakening and madness, and living beyond "managing symptoms." www.professored.com, and www.recoverycircles.org. Recovery leader and survivor on Zen, Insight, and Christian meditation and "schizophrenia," including discrimination against people with psychiatric labels at meditation retreats, no Wed, 28 May 2008 23:25:04 +0000 radio@madnessradio.net (Will Hall) 18 at http://www.madnessradio.net bipolar,psychiatry,schizophrenia,borderline,OCD,depression,anxiety,psychiatric,madness,mental,illness,Bipolar,Schizophrenia,Laing,survivor,abuse<br/> <br/> Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health. Interviews on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. Also features authors, advocates, and activists. Hosted by advocate Will Hall, co-sponsored by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project, broadcast weekly on FM community stations WXOJLP and KWMD and syndicated on the Pacifica network.http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-buddhist-meditation-and-schizophrenia-ed-knighthttp://www.madnessradio.net/audio/download/18/MadnessRadio-2008-05-28Schizophrenia%2BBuddhistMeditationEdKnight.mp3 Copyright Creative Commons 3.0Will HallnonadultVoices and Visions from Outside Mental Health