The Shamanic View of Mental Illness In the shamanic view, mental illness signals “the birth of a healer,” explains Malidoma Patrice Somé. Thus, mental disorders are spiritual emergencies, spiritual crises, and need to be regarded as such to aid the Read More…
JOHN K: Hearing Voices – My story Everyone has a story, my story is just that – my story – different in that it is unique to me, the same in that everyone has a story to tell. I’m 53 Read More…
Daniel Mackler has just released all his excellent documentaries onto you tube. This is from his website http://wildtruth.net/ My name is Daniel Mackler and I am a filmmaker, writer, and musician based in New York City. I also worked for ten years as a psychotherapist Read More…
A new group for voice hearers is starting in Clonakilty. See Flyer above.
Brian Hartnett founded Hearing Voices Ireland (HVI) in 2006. In this interview on Limerick City Community Radio (LCCR) Brian talks about HVI and his viewpoint on hearing voices. Listen HERE Brian also has a music show on LCCR every Saturday Read More…
Owen Finnegan has gone through the mill so to speak and is now able to explain coherently and in great detail what it is like to suffer from a range of symptoms and disorders like Anxiety, Mild Depression, Severe Depression, Read More…
There is a hearing voices group running in Bantry, West Cork since the start of March 2014. It runs from 3.30pm to 5pm on Wednesdays in ‘Cois Cuan’ building. The group is facilitated by Shaun (psychologist) and two colleagues, Rory Read More…
Hearing Voices in Childhood & Adolescence Helping Young People Who Hear Voices Reclaim Their Lives Monday 14 April 2014 from 6.30 – 8.00 in Boole 4, UCC A Public Talk by Rachel Waddingham, Project Manager at Mind in Camden’s Voice Read More…
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HVI in partnership with Shine are running a series of workshops for voice hearers, supporters and workers around Ireland in 2014. See details below about the upcoming workshop in Athlone on March 13th. See here for poster ATHLONE HEARING VOICES WORKSHOP Read More…
HVI in partnership with Shine are running a series of workshops for voice hearers, supporters and workers around Ireland in 2014 starting in Tullamore on Thursday 6th March. See here for poster TULLAMORE HEARING VOICES WORKSHOP POSTER Here for programme TULLAMORE HEARING Read More…
Tell us what you think about the mental health services Do you use mental health services or are you significantly involved in the life of someone who does? Do you have something to say about your experience that you want the people who Read More…
The FRIENDS project are running two free workshops in Clare and Limerick for family members of people who experience mental health difficulties. An opportunity for relatives of people who experience mental health difficulties to come together to practice self-care and Read More…
The Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing, in conjunction with the HSE Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Unit, are organising two workshops focusing on working with young people with voice hearing experiences. The workshops are facilitated by Rachel Waddingham from Read More…
To Unwell and Back In his late 20s, Greg Ralls became mentally ill and experienced first-episode psychosis. He reported a suspected homicide to police and was straightjacketed and made an involuntary patient in a locked ward of Graylands Psychiatric Hospital. Read More…
Would you like to talk to other people who hear voices? There is a new group apart of Hearing Voices Ireland starting soon in Tralee. This is a self-help group that meets weekly where people can come together to support Read More…
The First Fortnight Festival returns for the first 2 weeks of 2014 to stage another ground-breaking programme of mental health-themed arts events aimed at sparking conversation and challenging stigma. See Change is delighted to be a part of it once again along Read More…
Shine & Hearing Voices Ireland Present HEARING VOICES WORKSHOP December 18th Longford Arms Hotel Longford Living with voices Working with people who hear voices Personal story Q&A session The workshop is open to voice hearers and people who support them, Read More…
The School of Nursing and Midwifery and The School of Applied Social Studies University College Cork Thursday 5th December, 2013 2:00 – 4.00 pm Venue: G.04 Brookfield Health Sciences Complex Title: Hearing voices: The histories, causes and meanings of auditory verbal Read More…
MEANINGS OF MADNESS; CRITICAL AND CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. Links to keynote addresses given at all the Cork Critical Voices Network Ireland conferences from 2011 to 2013 are available on the CVNI website Read More…
Recovering from voices by changing your relationship with them by Professor Marius Romme Introduction The Roots of Hearing Voices What are the influences of the traditional psychiatric care? Accepting Your Voices and Accepting Yourself How Did These Voice Hearers Manage Read More…
12th November 2014 To: National and Regional Hearing Voices Network coordinators, Hearing Voices Group Facilitators and Members Dear Friends, Intervoice requests your support and co-operation in undertaking an inventory of hearing voices groups INTERVOICE would like to ask for your Read More…
4th November 2013. Dr. Jim Lucey, Medical Director St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin talks to Sean O’Rourke of RTE 1’s Today programme about voice hearing, Schizophrenia and the clinical psychiatric perspective. Read More…
The world’s most refreshing, creative and hopeful mental health conference is coming to Melbourne this November… we hope you join us! The World Hearing Voices Congress will bring together: people who have learned to understand and live with their voices Read More…
3-Day Hearing Voices Group Facilitation & Network Development Training 6th, 7th and 8th November 2013 – DCU, Dublin 11th, 12th and 13th December 2013 – St Angela’s, Sligo 16th, 17th and 18th December 2013 – NUIG, Galway Facilitator: Jacqui Dillon Read More…
“MEANINGS OF MADNESS; CRITICAL AND CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES” 13 AND 14 NOVEMBER 2013, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND A Two-Day Conference organised by the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, the School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, in association Read More…
Over the past year, three Hearing Voices Group Facilitation & Network Development Training workshops have been held around the country. Several Hearing Voices Support Groups have been set up as a result of these workshops. More training is coming up Read More…
Brian Hartnett of HVI gave an interview with Joy Orpen of the Sunday Independent in April 2013. You can read the article here. SUNDAY INDEPENDENT 21st April 2013 VOICE YOUR CONCERNS Some people, like Brian Hartnett, can hear others talking Read More…
A new group has been launched in Cork for people who hear voices. Details below plus audio interviews with one of the facilitators and a participant. · This group is currently only open to service users of the South Lee Read More…
A new self help group has been launched in Dublin for people who hear voices. You can read about it here… We would like to inform you that on the 7th February 2013, we are launching a group in Dublin Read More…