The Power of Story

This month Jenny sat with Dr. Pat Brakcen and Dr. Mike Watts to talk about the power a personal story has to inspire hope and lead the way to recovery. Both guests share the stories that changed them and talk about the importance incorporating story into the mental health recovery process.  We also talk about the latest volume of Grow group member stories published in a volume titled Stories of Hope and Recovery, curated by Mike. As always, we would love to hear what you think at [email protected]

Thank you for listening!

Produced by Grow Mental Health, Ireland

Music: Happy Life by FREDJI

Thank you to Mike and Pat for taking the time to share. Your story and insight are so important.

Notes from this episode:

Eleanor Longden TED Talk The Voices in my Head: https://youtu.be/syjEN3peCJw

Jacqui Dillan, National Chair, Hearing Voices Network in England: https://www.jacquidillon.org/resources/hearing-voices/

Patricia Deegan, Recovery is a Journey of the Heart: https://www.commongroundprogram.com/about-pat-deegan

Jan Foudraine, Not Made of Wood: A psychiatrist discovers his own profession, http://www.foudraine.com/

Robert Whitaker – Mad in America, https://www.madinamerica.com/robert-whitaker-new/

Dan Fischer – National Empowerment Centre: https://power2u.org/product-tag/daniel-b-fisher/

An Open Dialogue Approach: https://imhcn.org/bibliography/recent-innovations-and-good-practices/open-dialogue/

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