”First, do no harm.” I tried to complain. “Policy,” they said.
The tale contained in this piece took place amidst an entire summer of mayhem. I was later told it was a ‘dysphoric mania’. As...
A glossary of ‘mad’ terms in Gaelic -an ancient empowering language
Gaelic or Irish was taught to most of us here in Ireland in a repressive & sometimes violent way. I know people who were...
Social connections and discovering ‘true identity’ central to the new paradigm
Recently I attended a symposium organised by Community Work Ireland which was called ‘Shifting the Paradigm on Mental Health -A Call to Action-‘. The...
Finding confidence to come off medication and gain inner peace
This piece is fuelled by an interaction with a psychiatrist that wanted to put me on extra medication because I openly told him that...
What does the social model of disability have to do with emotional and mental...
Language and Framing: talking about what we mean when we talk about “disability”
The language we use is influenced by what we know (or think...