For people who want to shift the relationship with their voices from one that is combative to one that is more collaborative this kind of daily statement/ affirmation could be helpful. You can obviously adapt and personalise it. Hearing Voices USA HearingVoices BTN Hearing Voices NYC HVN England

Sophie Valavanis Hearing Voices USA HearingVoices BTN Hearing Voices NYC HVN England Sometimes acknowledging the voice & the suffering it has endured rather than blaming it for what happened creates new possibilities for the person & the voice to live together more cooperatively. The voice may also need education eg that the person is not 2 blame for the trauma

Just read Sophie McBain’s The New Statesman article on the #HearingVoicesMovement. Am glad to have spoken with her - she did a great job of connecting with & relating to an experience so many shy away from it caricature. Great to see Dr Andrew Grundy PhD (acgrundy.bsky.social) in there too 👍✊😊 newstatesman.com/politics/healt…

Study Explores Benefits of Hearing Voices Groups for Psychosis A national US study on #hearingvoices groups finds that they perform numerous healing functions for users experiencing #psychosis #psychology #psychtwitter #psychiatry #mentalhealth madinamerica.com/2021/04/study-…

Internal Family Systems to talk with voices youtube.com/watch?v=UNtuss…

The World Hearing Voices Congress is taking place from 1-3 Sept in #Cork (Ireland). With online & (hopefully) in person options to take part, it's a chance to connect with people who hear voices/see visions, family members, professionals & other allies. hearingvoicesnetworkireland.ie/intervoice-con…

There are still a few scholarship places available in our upcoming online #OpenDialogue workshop on 24 & 25 May. 9-5pm EDT (2-10pm UK time/BST). For more info, see: dialoguerevolution.com/training/openi… ISPS-US Hearing Voices USA @WldflwrAlliance Hearing Voices NYC @sandysteingard @DrMarieBrown

Take It Back: Zines, Madness and Mental Health thepolyphony.org/2021/05/14/tak… via The Polyphony

I spoke with VT about me experiences of #hearingvoices, #psychosis & the dx of #schizophrenia for #MHAW2021. This is what came of the interview: vt.co/lifestyle/heal… #MentalHealthAwareness

Peter Gøtzsche: "Very few doctors know anything about withdrawal and make horrible mistakes. If they taper at all, they do it far too quickly because the few guidelines that exist recommend far too quick tapering." madinamerica.com/2021/05/mental…

The awesome Jacqui Dillon, our previous chair, is speaking at the ISPSUK event on Wednesday (8-9pm UK time) - exploring issues around writing about #psychosis in fiction. 👍

Lady GaGa on hearing voices youtu.be/Sf7Yi1dpVes via YouTube

Deadline for ‘call for papers’ for the 12th World Hearing Voices Congress has now been extended to 30 July. Details and application form available at hearingvoicesnetworkireland.ie/call-for-paper… INTERVOICE Mad In America HVN England Hearing Voices USA Rai Waddingham

HVNI would like to pass on its sincere condolences to Marius Romme and family on the sad passing of Sandra Escher. Sandra, with Marius, was a founding member of the International HV Movement. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam Stichting Weerklank INTERVOICE CVNI Ireland HVN England Hearing Voices USA

Sandra Escher's funeral takes place on 7 June at 13.30 Dutch time (12.30 Irish time). Should you wish to 'attend', this is the link and login code. uitvaartmeekijken.com Login: RQQ63KF274 INTERVOICE CVNI Ireland HVN England Hearing Voices USA Stichting Weerklank

A Book of Condolences recent in relation to Sandra Escher's death is now open at ode-uitvaartbegeleiding.nl/condoleance code: b9d2a. A tribute, in Dutch, can be found at stichtingweerklank.nl/sandra-escher/ INTERVOICE HVN England CVNI Ireland Hearing Voices USA

Am feeling happy and grateful that our guide to talking with voices for people who hear voices has been translated into Dutch and soon it will be translated into Spanish. Maybe also Portuguese and Hebrew... openmindedonline.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/self-h…

Watch The The Wisdom of Trauma movie free online the week of June 8-14. World Premiere with Gabor Mate and guest speakers on trauma and trauma-informed society and healing. wisdomoftrauma.com Official Trailer youtu.be/70HNmSsJvVU via YouTube

The Voice in Your Head: Reshaping Our Understanding of ‘Mental Illness’– & Consciousness Itself, via The New Statesman madinamerica.com/2021/06/the-vo…

"We connect through our vulnerability."--Terry Real, Fierce Intimacy