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mothers day blessings

May 9th, 2009 · 9 Comments

a buddhist metta prayer for mothers who do not fit our stereotypical image. the throwaway mothers, the bad mothers, the ones we point our fingers to.

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Tags: addictions · alcohol · spirituality

blogging yourself home

May 1st, 2009 · 7 Comments

if you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. thanks for visiting!here is part 1 of my presentation at MentalHealthCamp on the topic “blogging yourself home – writing, blogging and creativity.”
i’ll present it as if i was talking at the presentation and treat you, dear readers, as if you were […]

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Tags: addictions · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · the net

the archetypes: addict, magical child, hedonist

April 3rd, 2009 · 5 Comments

the following is an excerpt from carolyn myss’ fascinating “gallery of archetypes”. most of us can recognize ourselves in one or more of these archetypes, or typical ways of being in the world. in her descriptions, carolyn myss tells us about the positive as well as the shadow (some would call them negative) […]

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Tags: addictions · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · spirituality

self esteem: the thread in the quilt of recovery

March 27th, 2009 · 8 Comments

here is another interview with someone recovering from an eating disorder. this person used to eat too much, and has been and still is dealing with it by going to overeaters anonymous.

isabella: “you’ve come a long way, baby” - how long HAVE you come? what’s changed?
OA person: how long have i come? i […]

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Tags: addictions · eating disorders, body image & similar topics

recovery

March 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments

here is the last instalment of my conversation with joanna poppink. this is part of a series of interviews about different topics in eating disorders.
originally, i was going to tack the answer to my last question on to the second part of the interview. however, i realized that the answer to this question […]

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Tags: addictions · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · emotional health

panel discussion on mental health and blogging

February 16th, 2009 · 30 Comments

yesterday i told you about coping digitally, a panel discussion about mental illness and social media that i’ll be part of at this year’s northern voice blogging conference here in vancouver this coming friday and saturday (february 20 and 21, 2009). it was airdrie’s idea to begin with; the other person who will participate […]

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Tags: addictions · blogs of note · depression and mental illness · news and events

february buddhist carnival - on mental health (part 2)

February 15th, 2009 · 5 Comments

this is part 2 of this month’s buddhist carnival. part 1 is here.
the wild mind and the wise body
i like this article by the wild moods that takes the actual here-and-now feelings and sensations of mental illness and uses them to get in touch with mental health
… take a second to think about how […]

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Tags: 12 step discussion · addictions · blogs of note · depression and mental illness · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · spirituality

a 12-step buddhist talks about anger and george bush

January 20th, 2009 · 11 Comments

a guest post by the 12-step buddhist:
how do you feel now that barack is official? i’m still in shock. waiting for a big news release about some kick ass exec orders reversing idiocracy. one of the big questions for me is how to practice buddhism and the principles of 12-step recovery around politics. on […]

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Tags: 12 step discussion · addictions · blogs of note · news and events

2 years of carnival of eating disorders!

December 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

welcome to two years of the carnival of eating disorders!
yes, it’s been two years as of today. here’s how it all started:
if you’re not familiar with blog carnivals, you may think this is an odd name – this link here will tell you more about blog carnivals. this carnival contains articles […]

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Tags: addictions · blogs of note · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · interesting books · queer talk, gender issues and sexual identity

addiction and creativity

December 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

i’m back from kelowna, after a somewhat tense 6-hour drive (some stretches were a bit treacherous), followed by one hour’s worth of snow shovelling.  so i’m going to go to bed now and will cede this space to someone else, creativity coach eric maisel.  here he talks about his new book, creative recovery:
creative recovery, the […]

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Tags: addictions · interesting books

depression and AA: as bill sees it

September 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments

john at storied mind recently wrote a post on the intersection between depression and the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. it just so happens that same evening i was browsing through “as bill sees it”, a compilation of writings by bill w., the founder of that group. it has a few entries on […]

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Tags: addictions · blogs of note · depression and mental illness · interesting books

carnival of eating disorders, august 2008 edition - part 2

September 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments

okay, here we are with part 2 of the 19th carnival of eating disorders. part 1 was about anorexia; this one contains articles on overeating and body image.
overeating
cravings
cravings - your biggest motivator is the title of FitNChic’s article:
most people give up their efforts after a while because they feel they are depriving themselves […]

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Tags: addictions · blogs of note · eating disorders, body image & similar topics

raising children, raising parents

August 21st, 2008 · 7 Comments

lin over at telling it like it is has an article on 10 ways to raise children to use drugs. examples:

encourage insecurity by telling them to keep secrets from other family members or family secrets from others
avoid touching, hugging, and taking time to interact with your children.
disregard their physical needs.
ignore […]

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Tags: addictions · blogs of note

addiction, genetics and early brain development

August 4th, 2008 · 9 Comments

in a comment yesterday on my article on some research on adult children of alcoholics, CP stressed the importance of genetics in alcoholism.
i would like to contrast that with another point of view. gabor mate offers this theory in his book in the realm of hungry ghosts: close encounters with addiction
brain development in the […]

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Tags: addictions · interesting books · psychological research and other things academic

opposites, delight and gratification

August 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

lately, i’ve been mulling around in my head the concept of delight. i am part of a small support group, and one thing my support people do is to phone me up on a regular basis and ask me, “what was delightful in the last 24 hours? what will be delightful in the […]

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Tags: addictions · philosophy and education