Comments on: MentalHealthCamp – a whole conference about mental health and blogging

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By: isabella mori

isabella mori — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:41:38 +0000

hello everyone – just an update for those of you who are subscribing to the comments: here is the wiki for MentalHealthCamp http://mentalhealthcamp.pbwiki.com/The-beginning%3A-Organizational-Plans-and-Ideas

By: isabella mori

isabella mori — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:31:36 +0000

@wellnesswriter thanks! the connection between writing and healing is something that we are definitely thinking about discussing at the conference.

@roger thank you! oh, i love the idea of this as a dissertation topic. i’ll be at a conference next week where i’ll meet one of the pre-eminent researchers in counselling here in canada, i’ll see if i can catch him and discuss that with him

@laura great to run into you at the bloggers meetup. and yes, it IS going to be on a saturday or sunday.

@untreatableonline thanks, i like how you phrased that. this goes beyond the topic of anonymity, doesn’t it? even if you DO use an anonymous ID, you still know that your story is “out there”, and it can feel very vulnerable. would love it if you could say a little more about that.

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:55:08 +0000

Hi Isabella, Netchick sent me! Sounds like a great idea. I'm sure many people will benefit. Roger's last blog post..Simple Pleasures

By: untreatableonline

untreatableonline — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:48:44 +0000

It is definitely an area that is quickly expanding for every time I turn around there seems to be ten more mental health blogs. Unfortunately at the same time a number of blogs and their writers are just disappearing as once you put your life on display everyone gets to see it untreatableonline's last blog post..The Next Step

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:53:21 +0000

Isabella - I definitely think MentalHealthCamp is a great idea! I want to be there, I just hope we can hold it on a Saturday or Sunday rather than a weekday, it might be hard for me to attend otherwise. Laura's last blog post..Oh hello 7am! Nice to see you again!

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:05:58 +0000

Hi Isabella,

It is great that you and the other panelists are opening up this wonderful can of worms!

The mental health profession historically, has been slow to recognize new issues, likely since the answers to the old one’s are still being studied. Any grad students looking for a dissertation topic?

It will take a long time before we see the true pitfalls or benefits of social blogging in general and I commend you on opening the discussion on the topic.

Given the medium we are discussing, it is a great idea to combine the face to face with on-line interaction. Your posts and the comments have been incredibly educational and I look forward to seeing where this goes.

Roger’s last blog post..How Does a Microwave Work?

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:57:56 +0000

Hi Isabella,

I probably can’t participate live – I live in Australia.

I do think it is a very worthwhile initiative and would love to hear how it went.

By: Wellness Writer

Wellness Writer — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:17:04 +0000

I think your mentalhealthcamp is a great idea although I live in Los Angeles and wouldn’t be able to attend.

But I truly believe that blogging is an important adjunctive therapy. It’s “writing to heal” and then some. And the value of developing a virtual support group is very beneficial!

Susan

Wellness Writer’s last blog post..I’m Back to Writing

By: Raul

Raul — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:36:32 +0000

Isabella, I got feedback indicating that we should put a date sooner rather than later, so I propose between the first and the second week of April. What do you think? Raul's last blog post..Talking Politics: Sustainable Jobs gathering