We all need effective ways to manage anxiety. Facing a pandemic and conflicting views of how to manage life create some degree of worry for everyone. Of course, we need to turn to our
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Since God Created the Pandemic… (and Everything Else) As we weather the storm of Covid-19 and face many unknowns we might pause to ask: “If God is in charge, and life is a classroom, then
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
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
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
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
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
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
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