Posted on January 13, 2014
by
in Creative Arts, Depression, Festivals, Healing Art, Mental health Care, Mental Illness, Sacred Arts, Spoken Word, Video, Wellbeing
<!– On 24th July 2014, I presented at the National Suicide Prevention Conference in Perth, Western Australia about my recovery from attempted suicide. This was a special milestone for me – speaking publicly about my attempt and also proposing steps to recovery that others could integrate into their life. I discuss the role of The Suicide […]
Posted on January 13, 2014
by
in Creative Arts, Depression, Healing Art, Mental health Care, Psychiatry, Sacred Arts, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Video, Wellbeing
I entered a competition called Are You A Messenger? My compelling message was based on promoting more heart and soul in mental health care. This video was inspired by discovering that ketamine (a horse tranquilizer) has been claimed to revolutionise mental health care – an option I feel is unnecessary when we have so many […]
Posted on June 18, 2013
by
in Creative Arts, DSM 5, Life Modelling, Mental health Care, Mental Illness, Psychiatry
If there was ever an opportunity for me to disrobe in the name of something other than art, it would be in protest of the latest DSM 5. I doubt I’d be the only one to do so and I’m delighted to read about mental health workers who are actively retaliating. So the DSM 5 […]
Posted on May 22, 2013
by
in Creative Arts, Mental health Care, Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Storytelling
What do storytelling, reverie and mental health all have in common? Enough to warrant unquestioned faith in the roles that stories play-out through our lives. Stories. They explain our befuddled musings and become vessels for sharing experience. They are not limited to language but are as expansive as photographers, musicians, dancers and clowns dare to […]
Posted on May 6, 2013
by
in Embodiment Arts, Mental health Care, Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Sacred Arts
Little did I know that an afternoon brainstorm, plotting out the campaign of my mental health activist project, would spin The Babyfacedassassin upside-down. A kind of frustrated brooding takes over when I consider how far we’ve strayed from our true nature when it comes to mental health care. I’m fortunate to have a team of […]
Posted on February 18, 2013
by
in Creative Arts, Dance, Embodiment Arts, Mental health Care, Psychiatry, Sacred Arts, Self-Harm
Dancing insists we take up space, and though it has no set direction, we go there together. Dance is dangerous, joyous, sexual, holy, disruptive, and contagious and it breaks the rules. It can happen anywhere, at anytime, with anyone and everyone, and it’s free. Dance joins us and pushes us to go further and that […]