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Beyond the Mental Health Paradigm: The power threat meaning framework

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Emma Bragdon

Not only is it time to abandon psychiatric diagnosis, it is time to move beyond the medicalised perspective of ‘mental health’. A new framework for understanding how we all cope with distress – the power threat meaning framework – can lead the way to a more honest and effective paradigm, writes clinical psychologist Lucy Johnstone.

Posted in Diagnosis, Integrative Mental Health alternative to psychiatric diagnosis, diagnosis, Diagnositic and Statistical Manual, DSM, Lucy Johnstone, mental health, mental health paradigm, mental illness, power-threat-meaning

According to Scientists–How Psychedelics Hack the Brain

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Emma Bragdon

The “pivotal mental state” is described in a mind-blowing new scientific paper that looks at how drugs can reroute people out of psychological dead ends. By Mattha Busby Scientists have shed fresh light on a state of mind that they believe can help people out of psychological crises, and it’s reached by tripping on

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Psychedelics brain wave data, Carhart-Harris, DMT, mental health, neurobiology, psilocybin, psychedelics, psychonauts, REBUS, sever depression, spirit molecule

Time to Change Our Vision of Mental Healthcare

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

Current Trends in Mental Healthcare Robert Whitaker (above) is an award-winning journalist, most well-known for his impeccably referenced, breakthrough book, Anatomy of an Epidemic. In it he describes the harm of taking psychiatric medications long term, something that you would not see in ads from Big Pharma that proliferate the media. John Horgan recently published

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Integrative Mental Health adverse childhood experiences, cause of mental illness, dainius puras, heaing voices, john horgan, mental health, open dialogue, psychiatric times, Robert Whitaker, scientific american, soteria house

Holistic Protocol Validated for Psychotropic Drug Withdrawal

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

Groundbreaking Holistic Protocol Validated for Psych Med Withdrawal & Symptom Improvement A groundbreaking new study published in Advances in Mind Body Medicine titled, “Psychotropic Drug Withdrawal and Holistic Tapering Strategies: A Case Series,” validates the role of holistic approaches in helping patients successfully withdraw from psychotropic drugs, as well as contributing to the evidence base

Posted in Integrative Mental Health anxiety, depression, harm reduction, Kelly Brogan, mental health, psych med withdrawal, psychotropic drug withdrawal, sayer ji

How One Generation Z-er Copes with Anxiety & Depression

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

Hello my name is Olivia. I am a recent graduate of Northeastern University and I struggle with anxiety and depression. [I want to tell you what works for me to feel better. Maybe it can help you or someone you know who is struggling.] My Herstory in Generation Z As a kid growing up in

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Meditation coping skils, generation Z, journaling, meditation, mental health, mental health apps, Olivia, Olivia Nelson, psychotherapist, psychotherapy

Resources for Spiritual Emergency: Reboot Your Life in the Pandemic

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

Resources for Spiritual Emergency: Reboot Your Life in the Pandemic Spiritual Emergency can be seen as a crisis in connection–without resources to re-establish connection. Experiencers (we) feel less connection to “all that is”, aka God, the Universe. Our dreams are chaotic and leave us disturbed on waking. We have fears we didn’t used to

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Spiritual Emergency IMHU, mental health, pandemic, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency

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

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

Effective Choices in Treating Depression Using Integrative Mental Health

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Emma Bragdon

Using Integrative Mental Health Integrative Mental Health weaves together the best of science and the best of all therapies. These therapies might include common sense (get enough sleep), nutritional advice, the tools of allopathic and functional medicine, as well as the wisdom from naturopathic resources. Integrative Mental Health insists that we assess and treat the

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Integrative Mental Health alternatives to drugs, anti-depressants, depression, integrative mental health, mental health, mental illness, serotonin

An Alternative to Hospitalization: Inner Fire

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

The video above with founder/director Beatrice Birch reveals the philosophy behind Inner Fire. It’s an alternative to hospitalization. Inner Fire is not a religious or spiritual institution but has drawn inspiration from Rudolf Steiner’s thinking. It welcomes people in spiritual emergency. Inner Fire Hospitalization for mental disturbances most frequently involves being cooped up in a

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Residential Care alternative psychiatric hospital, alternatives to meds, alternatives to psych meds, mental health, psychiatric hospital, spiritual emergency