authenticity – A New Vision for Mental Health

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture

Author: Editorial 16th September 2022 0 Comments

This book has been co-written by Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté. The publishers say: “Western countries invest billions in healthcare, yet mental illness and chronic diseases are on a seemingly unstoppable rise. Nearly 70% of Americans are now on prescription drugs….
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a wellbeing society

authenticity, books, Culture & Society, Daniel Maté, Gabor Maté, normality, trauma

The Metaverse Will Not Save You

Author: Editorial 28th January 2022 0 Comments

“There will always be a difference between the feeling of being somewhere and knowing authentically that one is there.” Sub-titled “Virtual reality tempts us to abandon the real in favor of the simulated”, this article has been written by Dr….
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a wellbeing society

authenticity, Colin Ellard, Facebook, metaphysical absence, metaverse, presence, Psychology Today, virtual reality, VR

The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness

Author: Editorial 11th June 2021 0 Comments

“”Insanity – a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.”Dr. R. D. Laing There are many people no longer with us whose ideas, actions, writings, thoughts (etc) feed into a modern-day new vision for mental health. R. D. Laing is…
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collaborative practice

authenticity, books, existentialism, madness, psychiatry, psychosis, R. D. Laing, schizophrenia

The Need For Authenticity

Author: Editorial 5th August 2019 0 Comments

In the video below, Dr. Gabor Maté explains why he links significant risk factors for chronic illness (including mental illnesses such as depression) to the suppression of healthy emotions. His talk includes topics such as: The human attachment drive (being taken…
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emotion-focused care

attachment drive, authenticity, autoimmune diseases, depression, emotions, Gabor Maté, New Approaches, Psychoneuroimmunology, risk factors for chronic illness, videos