Thu.Nov 28, 2024

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A Bicultural Māori/European Vision for a Truly Healing Hospital

Mad in America

M any people are traumatised rather than healed by their interaction with mainstream mental health services, especially their admission to a psychiatric inpatient unit. Concurrently, many mental health professionals carry a burden of their own trauma and are not healthy individuals. How can we build a truly healing hospital that would love, nourish and heal all within, including the professionals who work there?

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Mad Sisters: An Interview With Susan Grundy

Mad in America

S usan Grundy is an author who writes about the weight of emotional distress and an easier way of being. 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. When not at her writing desk, Susan can be found walking in nature towards a café. She divides her time between Montreal and London.