Tag Archives: hearing voices

Don’t forget to submit your proposal for the 17th Annual Meeting of ISPS-US.

Posted on April 19, 2018 by moderator

Have you submitted your proposal yet? Now is the time! The Call for Proposals is now open for the ISPS-US 17th Annual Meeting/Conference: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Wholeness in Extreme States November 9-11, 2018 Philadelphia, PA   Deadline for … Continue reading →

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Expanding the Conversation: Talks on Hearing Voices, Oppression and Recovery

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Ron Unger

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 keynotes: * Marty Hadge * Akiko Hart * Barry Floyd * David Walker * … Continue reading →

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Interview with ISPS member Gregory Shankland

Posted on July 4, 2017 by ISPS Student

One of the things I like most about ISPS is the diversity of its members. We are truly a creative mix of people including (but not limited to): people with lived experience of voices, visions & extreme states, researchers, students, psychologists, … Continue reading →

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Developing a Compassionate Voice as a Step Toward Living With Voices

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Ron Unger

I’ve previously written about the possible role of compassion focused therapy in helping people relate better to problematic voices, in my posts Could compassionate self talk replace hostile voices?, Feed Your Demons!, and A Paradox: Is Our System for Responding to Threats Itself a … Continue reading →

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Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia – A Valuable, and Free, Online Report

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Ron Unger

What would happen if a team of highly qualified psychologists joined up with a team of people who knew psychosis from the inside, from their own journey into madness and then recovery – and if they collaborated in writing a … Continue reading →

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From Being Beaten Up By Voices, To Having a Voice

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Ron Unger

Keris Jän Myrick ISPS is really excited to have Keris Jän Myrick as one of our plenary speakers at our international conference, to be held March 18 – 22, 2015 at The Cooper Union in New York City. (adapted from www.nami.org and www.madinamerica.com) Keris … Continue reading →

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CBT for Psychosis, and the Hearing Voices Movement – Can They Be Friends?

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Ron Unger

When Doug Turkington, a UK psychiatrist, first announced to his colleagues that he wanted to help people with psychotic experiences by talking to them, he was told by some that this would just make them worse, and by others that … Continue reading →

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