I received the first hardcover copy of my book, and boy is it beautiful. Surreal to consider that we're only a month out from publication (March 18th)! To my longtime friends and supporters, pre-orders can have an enormous impact on the success and reach of a book, so one of the

This was me 4 years ago. I was in ICU in hospital as I’d just nearly drunk myself to death. I’d been an alcoholic and suffered depression and anxiety for over 25 years. I’m completely sober now and wanted to share some learnings that may help someone (1/8) 🧵

Once on the path to becoming a Benedictine nun, andrea zwicknagl instead found her calling in the "mad workforce" - turning personal experience into advocacy & championing social justice & human rights #MentalHealth services. Join andrea in Wales👉🔗 compassionatementalhealth.co.uk/events/by-the-…

I don't know the full background, but can hear the cry of a mother's heart, calling out to her networks so her daughter can get the palliative care, support & comfort she desperately needs - care that can’t be currently provided at home, or on a hospital ward. Pls Share

Limited spaces left on our upcoming #Compassionate #MentalHealth learning retreat. If you’re in need of some nourishment & inspiration, & are interested in more creative ways to meet distress in ourselves & others, then join us #ByTheWell compassionatementalhealth.co.uk/events/by-the-…

Only in recent years I learnt my ‘mental illnesses’ were more than my broken brain. Education & awareness of causes, rights & more hopeful narratives of healing are sorely lacking. The individualised narrative can add to stigma & shame. Time for a new conversation #Give5!

Just launched: Our new World Health Organization (WHO) Guidance on #MentalHealth Policy & Strategic Action Plans. Access the Guidance here: who.int/publications/i… Special thanks to MOFA & Mission of Portugal in Geneva for their support! #QualityRights Soumitra 🌻 সৌমিত্র சௌமித்ரா سومترہ Professor Ahmed Hankir Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Wonderful to have a review #ByTheWell - our 16th Compassionate Mental Health gathering - in The Psychologist 🌟 thank you #VictoriaTischler for being part of our pop-up community, & sharing your brilliant research on the transformative power of Art 🦋 Save dates for no.17 June 2-5 🌸

Great CNN interview Laura Delano about her book Unshrunk 📖 & how she lost her late teens & 20s to being in & out of psych wards & programmes & on a raft of meds. She says she wishes there had been other choices available, of places and ways to recover cnn.com/2025/03/29/hea…

ICYMI: If you’re a member of our online mutual aid platform, Inner Compass Exchange, you’ll find our community is truly global, with members from across the planet. We’re pleased then that our founder, Laura Delano, recently spoke with BBC World Service, which reaches hundreds of

🗣️Please share 💫 join us for the ISPS UK conference ‘Psychosis: Beyond Them & Us, Finding Common Ground’, May 14th, Manchester #trialogue #community #mentalhealth #ISPS #socialjustice #relational #madness #carers #family #survivors #users #psychosis #psychiatry #gmmh #dialogue

(1/2) It’s been a whirlwind leading up to and following the launch of my memoir about my experiences with the mental health industry—appearing in many places from CNN, to the BBC, to the Dark Horse Podcast. I’m especially excited to be doing this event with Dr Joanna Moncrieff ,

Hopeful conversation Inner Compass Initiative Treat the person not the condition says Dr Joanna Moncrieff - we need a more personalised, less harmful approach Safe deprescribing needed both within & outside #mentalhealth services Laura Delano theinnercompass.org

Would you like to contribute to my next mental health services art project? It will be similar to my previous piece below, centred around people's negative experiences of community mental health treatment. What experience would you like to be included? Ideally <10 words...

If you care about improving #MentalHealth & are curious about metabolic approaches, don’t miss this next Friday 19 in Bristol Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social and more … #ChySawel affordable tickets & online too eventbrite.co.uk/e/nutrition-an…

Join us next month #RadicalHospitality at iconic #KingsleyHall - nourishing day of learning, reflection, and pop up #TherapeuticCommunity. Together we’ll explore how to support ourselves & others move from crisis to coherence compassionatementalhealth.co.uk/events/radical… #Transformative #MentalHealth

12 days to go until we gather at iconic Kingsley Hall for #RadicalHospitality Here’s philosopher, psychologist and existential therapist Prof Dr Emmy van Deurzen on why you should be there .. youtube.com/watch?v=zkN9wR… More info & to BOOK compassionatementalhealth.co.uk/events/radical…

Join us for this one day pop up therapeutic community at Kingsley Hall on Monday 20 October. Dr Joanna Moncrieff

Still time to join us in London on Monday for nourishing #MentalHealth learning retreat with Prof Dr Emmy van Deurzen Martin Kalungu-Banda Victoria Tischler and much more #TherapeuticCommunity #ArtAndHealing #Existential #SystemsChange compassionatementalhealth.co.uk/events/radical…