From Shouts to Whispers Hearing Voices is Not Uncommon
By Helen O’Callaghan FOR some, it happens once in a lifetime; for others it’s five times a day. For some, it’s a whisper; for others, it’s a shout or the excited babble of a crowd of football fans. The number of children and young people who hear voices is higher than we might imagine. Dr […]
News Coverage of my Irish Tour – April 2014
In April, I was invited to Ireland to train CAMHS workers in Dublin and Cork to develop Hearing Voices Groups for young people who hear voices. The tour included a free public lecture at University College Cork, as well as a keynote lecture at the Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing Conference. The visit seemed […]
Short Thought #2: Get to Know your Voices
Short Thought #2: Get To Know Your Voices from Rai Waddingham on Vimeo. This is the second in my video ‘shorts’. This one explores some of the different ways people can use their creativity to explore their voices and the often complex relationships they have with them. To me, this is a very important topic […]
Training in Brighton – Young People & Voices
I’m really happy to be heading down to Brighton on 12th August to run a new workshop – ‘Working Creatively with Young People who Hear Voices’. This is a workshop that I’ve been planning for a year or so now, bringing together some of the practice tips I’ve learnt through working with young people at the […]
Free Talk: Hearing Voices? (24 July, Faversham)
About This Event When? Thursday 24 July, 7.00 – 9.00pm Where? The Alexander Centre, 15-17 Preston Street, Faversham, ME13 8NY If you believe what’s written about people who hear voices in the media, you might think that people who hear voices are either violent or tragic victims of severe mental illness. As is often the […]
July – August – New courses in Kent & Leicester
I’m excited to be offering 3 courses in Canterbury (Kent) and Leicester over the next few months. The workshops are open to people with lived experience, family/friends, mental health workers and anyone interested in the topic area. If you know someone who might like to attend, please share this information with them. All courses are […]
Breaking The Silence: Supporting Young People who Hear Voices
Harry: Do you think I should have told them? Dumbledore and the others, I mean. Ron: Are you mad? Hermione: No, Harry. Even in the wizarding world, hearing voices isn’t a good sign. – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. In the last few years I’ve developed a sincere admiration for those youth workers […]
40,000 Feet And One Decade Later
10 years ago today I found the body of one of my closest friends and allies – Susan. Another casualty of a mental health system ill equipped to support voice hearers overwhelmed by past traumas, Susan died before she fully found her wings. Under the circumstances it seems strangely poignant that I’m writing this whilst […]
Dissociation & Psychosis in Young People
Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to Perth and Bunbury by Richmond Fellowship Western Australia. As well as working with the team over there to help support their bid to develop Hearing Voices Groups within Western Australian prisons, I was also happy to provide three workshops on subjects close to my heart. […]
Making Sense of ‘Me’ By Finding HVN’s ‘We’
This article is loosely based on a talk I gave at the Hearing Voices Network’s 25 year anniversary conference last week. I was asked to talk about my relationship with HVN and what the network means to me. As the Hearing Voices Network has been a crucial part of my journey, this was something I […]
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