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Do you have to be Religious to have a Spiritual Crisis?

Posted on March 17, 2020 by admin

Who Has a Spiritual Crisis? No, you don’t have to be religious to have such a crisis. Yes, some priests and ministers have spiritual crises—nuns, too; but, typically, they have not been taught how to manage it within themselves or within their spiritual communities. What is a Spiritual Crisis? A spiritual crisis can come

The Shamanic View of Mental Health: A Holistic Approach

Posted on February 25, 2020 by admin 3 Comments

In November 2014, the peak psychology body in the UK, the British Psychological Association, released its new flagship report Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia. It was a watershed moment in the mainstream treatment of mental illness, containing statements such as this: Hearing voices or feeling paranoid are common experiences which can often

Posted in Mental Health, Mental Illness, Shamanism, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spiritually Transformative Experiences alternative mental health, crazywise, Eleanor Longden, holistic mental health, integrative mental health, John Weir Perry, Jonathan Davis, Joseph Campbell, mental health, mental illness, Phil Borges, psychosis, shamanism, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology, Stanlisav Grof

When Mental Illness Masks A Collective Spiritual Emergency

Posted on February 10, 2020 by admin 1 Comment

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti Out of the Shadows: When Spiritual Emergency was a Mental Illness I recall driving with my parents past the “Danvers Lunatic Hospital“ that loomed dark and mysterious up on the hill in Danvers, MA. Such institutions where the result

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Slow Psychiatry: A New Form of Integrative Practice

Posted on January 27, 2020 by admin

Before Slow Psychiatry: Drug-centered and Needs-adapted Approaches A “drug-centered approach” acknowledges that we do not fully understand the causes of peoples’ troubles. We understand more about drug action although our knowledge is certainly incomplete on that subject as well. A “needs-adapted approach” provides a framework in which we can talk about these drugs, acknowledge

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Integrative Mental Health, Medication, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychiatry alternative mental health, complementary mental health, concept of mental illness, integrative mental health, psychiatric medication, psychiatry, SAMSHA, Sandra Steingard, slow psychiatry

Book Review: Our Woes are Not Signs of Mental Illness

Posted on January 13, 2020 by admin

Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes by Richard Hallam, PhD Rethinking Woes In this timely publication (2018), Richard Hallam – a British clinical psychologist – questions the main tenets of public mental health care in the UK and beyond. He argues that the field is stuck with a medical

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Integrative Mental Health, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spiritual Healing, Spirituality concept of mental illness, integrative mental health, online courses mental health, psychiatry, psychology, spiritual healing, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology

Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy: A Book Review

Posted on December 29, 2019 by admin

Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy- T?taihono-Stories of Maori Healing and Psychiatry This book explores a living collaboration between a traditional Mãori healer in New Zealand and a clinical psychiatrist. Mãori healer, Wiremu NiaNia outlines the key concepts that are the foundation of his worldview and work. The main text recounts true stories of

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Integrative Mental Health, Mental Health, Spiritism, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spiritual Healing, Spirituality collaborative mental health, integrative mental health, Maori, psychiatry, Spiritism, spiritual healing, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology

Is Ayahuasca a Shortcut to Spiritual Awakening?

Posted on December 17, 2019 by admin

Ayahuasca: Is It a Viable Shortcut? Ayahuasca is a brew made from plants that grow in the rain forest. It has been used in ceremony by indigenous peoples in Central and South America to expand consciousness and connect strongly to the wisdom of the natural world. In the last few decades more North Americans and

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Drugs, Ibogaine, Integrative Mental Health, Plant Medicine, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spirituality alternative mental health, Ayahuasca, ibogaine, integrative mental health, Psychonaut, shamanism, Shamans, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology

Personal News from Emma Bragdon + New Courses Available!

Posted on December 3, 2019 by admin

Dear Friends of IMHU, After just creating five new courses for IMHU.org, I will be taking a Sabbatical leave from IMHU starting December, 2019-beginning of May, 2020. It has been about 7 years since I founded/directed IMHU and it’s time to recharge my batteries…a wise idea. During my Sabbatical the IMHU team will be taking

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Spiritual Emergency Emma Bragdon, IMHU, Integrative Mental Heatlh, Joshua Beil, online courses mental health, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Emma Bragdon

Spiritual Psychology of Indigenous Peoples This 7 min video gives voice to the wisdom of a Native American elder, Floyd Red Crow Westerman. He speaks to the changes going on now on our earth. He says we are in a time of evolution…that it is positive. The vid is also a call to honor our

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Spiritual Emergency alternative mental health, american indian, holistic health, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergency, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology

Drop the Disorder! A Book Review

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Emma Bragdon

Book Review: Drop the Disorder! Challenging the Culture of Psychiatric Diagnosis. Editor: Jo Watson. Foreword: Paula J. Caplan. Published by: PCCS Books, Ltd, UK in September, 2019. The message of this book: Labeling people who are suffering with overwhelming emotional issues typically does not help them. Instead, a psychiatric diagnosis usually increases suffering and stigma.

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Uncategorized Drop the Disorder, DSM, Integrative Mental Heatlh, Jo Watson, mental health, Mental Health Diagnosis, Paula J Caplan, psych meds, psychiatric medications, psychiatry

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