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July - August - New courses in Kent & Leicester

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 […]

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Tags: Healing, Hearing Voices, Meaning-Making, Psychosis, Taboo Voices, Training

Who am I? – Victim Vs Survivor

Who am I? – Victim Vs Survivor

“An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience” – James Baldwin Identity is a funny thing. Most of us go around feeling confident that we have one, but rarely feel the need to look inside and define ourselves absolutely. On a personal level, […]

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Tags: Hearing Voices, Identity, Labels, Meaning-Making, Psychosis, Recovery, Surviving, Trauma, Victim

“You can’t sit on your arse and slide up a hill”

“You can’t sit on your arse and slide up a hill”

This week I was fortunate enough to be at the inspirational World Hearing Voices Congress in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham. There is so much that I would like to share with you from this fantastic event, but choosing a place to start has been surprisingly easy. Kelly Comans, an inspirational young woman from Australia, whilst giving […]

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Tags: Being Stuck, Conference, Hearing Voices, Hope, Intervoice, Journey, Labels, Meaning-Making, Recovery, Schizoaffective, Schizophrenia, Surviving

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About Me

Hi. My name’s Rai. I hear voices, see visions and have a whole host of unusual experiences that have, at times, overwhelmed me. Once labelled as ‘severely & enduringly mentally ill’, I am now an independent trainer specialising in innovative ways of supporting people who struggle with extreme states (including ‘psychosis’, ‘dissociation’ and post traumatic reactions).

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