I shall never forget the summer of 2000. I had said goodbye to my friends at WycliffeCollege. I lived alone. Worked alone. I isolated myself. Friends would call me. But I wouldn’t answer the phone. Bipolar disorder, with its many ravaging faces, had stalked me for 28 years. During manic phases,...
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A recovery-based model towards mental health care moves away from the medical model with its focus on pathology, illness and symptoms. It concentrates instead on our health, strengths and wellness. It also allows us consumers to build the best and fullest life possible—as we define it—whether or...
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I listened intently. He was tall and handsome—in a rugged sort of way. With his dark moustache and brown cowboy hat, he cut quite a striking figure. “They dried me out from drugs,” Ronson says as he adds some brush strokes to a vibrant landscape painting. Then he pauses and corrects himself....
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