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Expressive Arts Therapy: Unlocking Emotional Wellness

Lightwork

At LightWork Therapy and Recovery , a mental health treatment center in Woburn, Massachusetts, we’ve seen how powerful creative expression can be in treating mental health issues. Our clients find new ways to communicate their deepest thoughts and feelings, breaking free from the limitations of spoken language.

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International Women’s Day: Interviews with Drs Joanne Fegan, Maeve Doyle and Atiqa Rafiq

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

She is a Consultant in Later Life Psychiatry with Mayo Mental Health Services. I enjoyed the team working, the holistic approach and the very human touch that psychiatry employs in delivering health care. Stigmatisation of those with mental illness. Did you always want to be psychiatrist? Do any challenges remain?

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Mad Sisters: An Interview With Susan Grundy

Mad in America

Her book, Mad Sisters , is a highly personal account of her caregiving journey for an older sister diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 13. She was taken to the hospital, and a few days later, they diagnosed her with schizophrenia. Her way of coping with the family and our situation had stopped working. She just broke.

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“All Real Living Is Meeting”: Brent Robbins on Love, Death, and the Possibilities of Psychology

Mad in America

His work spans everything from the cultural history of mental illness to mindfulness, death anxiety, and resiliencenot the hollow kind that comes from pretending everythings fine, but the kind that comes from staring into the void and refusing to flinch. On a personal note, Brent has played a foundational role in my own journey.

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Mad Sisters: An Interview With Susan Grundy

Mad in America

Her book, Mad Sisters , is a highly personal account of her caregiving journey for an older sister diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 13. She was taken to the hospital, and a few days later, they diagnosed her with schizophrenia. Her way of coping with the family and our situation had stopped working. She just broke.