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Tag Archives: recovery from psychosis
Finding Meaning in States Some Call Mad
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 reflect on the meaning in theirs. But when people are seen to be “mad” … Continue reading
Meeting Review & Response: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Wholeness
BY NANCY BURKE, VICE-PRESIDENT, ISPS-US, CO-CHAIR, PSIAN VP@isps-us.org People don’t like to think that Freud was right when he described them – us – as walking pinball machines of contradiction, our paths the sum-total of the many forces within us … Continue reading
Don’t forget to submit your proposal for the 17th Annual Meeting of ISPS-US.
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
Videos from the November ISPS-US Conference
We had a great conference this past November in Portland Oregon! In case you missed it, below are some links to a few of the presentations that got recorded and released onto YouTube. You might want to start with the … Continue reading
From “Recovery” to “Transformation and Recovery”
Going mad involves breaking away from, or losing touch with, group norms and ideas about reality. This routinely leads many to even extreme levels of distress and disability, so I am among those who continue to think that promoting whatever … Continue reading
“Psychosis: Key Psychoanalytic Concepts” with Danielle Knafo
Danielle Knafo Ph.D. is a leader in the field of psychoanalytic approach to psychosis, so I’m very pleased she was the presenter for the ISPS-US webinar, “Psychosis: Key Psychoanalytic Concepts” that took place on 6/28/17. See below for the recording. … Continue reading
From Being Beaten Up By Voices, To Having a Voice
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
