Wildside Therapy anyone? This is what the website says= online conferences, some excellent speakers, well known for their great work with voice hearers. Would you like to reach clients you previously had not been able to reach? To learn the secrets of working with people labeled with “psychotic,” “schizophrenic” and “deeply disturbed”? To help […]
Some of you may have read Odette Nightsky’s book, The Bridge between Two Worlds, a Shamans view of Schizophrenia and acute sensitivity.
Here is her new website http://contemporaryshaman.wordpress.com/
And you can go here to listen to an interview with her called Cosmic Voices, it is a great interview where she talks about her own experiences, in her dark night of the soul.
Sad to say the hackers have had their way and our website is down. We need to rebuild using an different template, so this will be it for the meantime.
Will try and put as much info as I can on here, to keep us going…
Finding purpose after living with delusion. Here is an excerpt from the link: ATHENS, Ohio — She was gone for good, and no amount of meditation could resolve the grief, even out here in the deep quiet of the woods. Milt Greek pushed to his feet. It was Mother’s Day 2006, not long after his […]
The Hearing Voices network Aotearoa NZ, are holding their AGM on 26th July at the Fickling Center in Mt Roskill Auckland.
We are now accepting committee nominations.
The meeting will be held in the lunch time. Afterwards we will have a wonderful speaker- Paris Williams author of ‘Rethinking Madness’.
Saw this morning, a book by neurologist Oliver Sack. Looks interesting. Will watch out for any more reviews and excerpts
http://www.npr.org/2012/10/24/163271304/exclusive-first-read-hallucinations-by-oliver-sacks
Hallucinations can be terrifying, enlightening, amusing or just plain strange. They’re thought to be at the root of fairy tales, religious experiences and some kinds of art. Neurologist Oliver Sacks has been mapping the oddities of the human brain for decades, and his latest book,Hallucinations, is a thoughtful and compassionate look at the phantoms our brains can produce — which he calls “an essential part of the human condition.” In this chapter, Sacks examines auditory hallucinations. “Hearing voices” has long been the classic signifier of mental illness, but many otherwise healthy people just happen to have hallucinatory voices in their heads, according to Sacks.Hallucinations will be published Nov. 6.
It shows chapter 4 on the blog
Hi there
Glad to say our website is now back online. http://www.hearingvoices.org.nz was hacked by someone in Russian! Why would someone do such a thing??
Anyway heres hoping all goes well.
Hi all
our website http://www.hearingvoices.org.nz is just going through an upgrade. We hope it will be online soon.
Hearing Voices Network Aotearoa NZ
Are pleased to host a Peer Support Training Event
HOW TO FACILITATE A HEARING VOICES SUPPORT GROUP
by Arana Pearson
“A hearing voices group is a safe place where people can explore their own understanding of their experiences”
When: 9.30am to 4.00PM November 8th 2013
Where: Connect SR Training Room, 215 Wairau Rd, Glenfield, Auckland
Cost: FREE FOR PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE OF HEARING VOICES. THANKS TO SPONSORSHIP FROM THE FROZEN FUNDS.
$80 for professionals, $60 for Professional accompanied with Voice hearer. . All funds raised will support our aim to provide more facilitator training in other parts of NZ.
Bookings: Adrienne at 0272650266 or email: hvnanz@gmail.com registration form. Please note spaces are limited. Preference given to people with experience of hearing voices.
What people say about being a group facilitator:
“ I love the outcome when someone in the group moves forward in their own recovery and you can see their confidence increasing.
“I am passionate about anything I can share (from my own experiences) that might help others cope better and that could make a positive difference in their lives.”
“Co-facilitation (of the hearing voices group) has made such a difference in my life, it has helped me to cope a lot better than I did before.”
ON THIS TRAINING YOU WILL:
· Explore how to provide nonjudgemental support.
YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INFORMATION RESOURCE THAT INCLUDES:
THIS TRAINING IS PROVIDED BY ARANA PEARSON OF KEEPWELL LTD, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE HEARING VOICES NETWORK AOTEOROA NZ. THIS TRAINING IS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO SPONSORSHIP FROM THE FROZEN FUNDS CHARITABLE TRUST.
HEARING VOICES NETWORK AOTEAROA NZ 