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Yesterday I was writing about madness and pain; today I will write about madness and joy. One mustn't think that madness always contains distress and anger. Some mad experiences are full to the brim with elation and merriment. Yet they are just as likely to be shut down.
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I had coffee with a friend and found myself tongue-tied. I could hear my daughter chiding me, as she often does: “say something!” “I'm listening,” I…
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I've recently stumbled across this post by Charlotte Beale, on the Mad in the UK website: Why writing and therapy are similar struggles. She writes…
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I've discovered that words I wrote landed badly with someone, who read in them a personal attack (where a critique of ideas was intended.) It reminds me…
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Yesterday I attended an online seminar on the subject The Mysticism Psychosis Continuum, hosted by ISPS-US and featuring author and social philosopher…
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Yesterday evening I spent some time in the Mad Studies Discord drop-in session where my pal Unchange2change shared some opening thoughts for his thesis…
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I thought I was done with online forums. In days past, I spent much screentime devoted to the conversations happening on the Dark Mountain discussion…
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I've just submitted my application to pursue a PhD on the topic of 'Exploring mad knowledge through journaling.' I'm not sure if it will go anywhere…
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