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40,000 Feet And One Decade Later

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 […]

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Tags: Grief, Healing, Hearing Voices, Hearing Voices Groups, Personal Experience, Trauma, Travels

Conference: Giving Psychosis A Voice 2

Conference: Giving Psychosis A Voice 2

8 March 2012, Norwich

On Thursday 8th March, I was lucky enough to be speaking at a really interesting conference hosted by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Giving Psychosis A Voice 2 brought together a line up of speakers that I would pay to see, so to be asked to present alongside some of the great and the good […]

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Tags: Conference, Personal Experience, Psychosis, Recovery, Trauma

Challenging Stigma on the Jeremy Vine Show

Challenging Stigma on the Jeremy Vine Show

15 December, 2010 on BBC Radio 2

Whilst I really appreciated the chance to challenge popular stereotypes about people diagnosed with ‘schizophrenia’ in The Sun, I felt a little disappointed that I did not have the opportunity to show that the difficulties labelled at ‘psychotic’ make sense in the context of someone’s life experiences. So, when Jeremy Vine’s producer contacted me through […]

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Tags: Diagnosis, Personal Experience, Schizophrenia, Stigma, Trauma

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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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