Voices of Truth and Resistance Continue to Grow
“I can feel change happening in my bones, my gut, my heart… As our voices of truth and resistance grow louder and stronger, the foundations of the Psychiatric-Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex are slowly starting to atrophy, bit by bit. There are generations of work ahead of us, but I know in the core of my being […]
Recovery from psychiatry
Mary Maddock’s story from survivor to thriver! Recovery Videos http://cepuk.org/
Today’s Newstalk radio interview with Mary Maddock
Recently, it has been revealed that the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), seclusion and physical restraint in the treatment of psychiatric patients have all increased for the first time in years, according to the Mental Health Commission. ECT is a treatment formally known as electroshock therapy which involves the administration of small currents to the […]
Christmas Party MindFreedom Ireland
The Rochestown Park Hotel is booked for Friday the 4th of December at 7.30 pm for our annual Christmas party.
Voices
Our voices they have meaning You don’t understand Composed by Mary Maddock
Change Continues to Come about in Cork
I am doing a workshop again this year in UCC titled ’Critical Perspectives on and Beyond the Therapy Industry’ thanks to critical thinking lecturers in the university. My workshop is titled’ Beyond Psychiatry – Beyond Experts – Beyond Therapy – Back to Ourselves’ It is not easy to have views outside the box in any […]
On the tyranny of goodwill Why we call ourselves psychiatric survivors
“There is no evidence that what is accepted every second of every day by society — so-called ‘mental illness’ — exists. Yet those who get these pseudo-diagnoses have not got the legal right to decide for themselves. As Hebriana said, more than 30 years ago, “we might as well be dead”! Without any medical evidence, […]
Terry Lynch The Doctor Who Stands For Truth
In a Sunday newspaper in 2001, Mary read an article entitled ‘The Doctor, who won’t do Drugs.’ It was written to mark the publication of a new book ‘Beyond Prozac’ by Limerick-based Dr. Terry Lynch. In our co-authored book, ‘Soul Survivor – A Personal Encounter with Psychiatry’, Mary describes her first meeting with Terry. “I […]
A night to treasure and remember with Dr Terry Lynch
Now you can watch our informative evening with Dr Terry Lynch here: Most of all last night was an example of how a small group of committed people could encourage the busy Cork public to take time out to discover the truth about the myth of the chemical brain imbalance. Patrice Campion came all the […]
DOCTOR CHALLENGES PSYCHIATRIC ORTHODOXY
DOCTOR CHALLENGES PSYCHIATRIC ORTHODOXY (Widely accepted beliefs about depression, chemical imbalances, the medical profession and the brain) Limerick physician, psychotherapist, author and mental health activist Dr. Terry Lynch will address an audience in Cork on Tuesday September 8th to mark the publication of his new book ‘Depression Delusion – The Myth of The Brain Chemical […]