Will Hall

  Is there a way out of a mental health system gone mad? What are successful alternative programs - and what makes them different? Connor Tindall is a psychology student who worked at the innovative Soteria House Alaska alternative, where compassionate respect for resident... Read more

  Adrian Bernard was labeled a chronic schizophrenic and spent 20 years living on a disability check. After surviving a spiritual ordeal tested by God he is today manager at the Second Story hospital alternative in Santa Cruz California, where listening, community, art and... Read more

  Has modern psychiatry lost its soul? How can dreams, storytelling, and imagination help people in emotional crisis – including psychosis and madness? What lessons can we learn from shamanism, the placebo effect, and the importance of the doctor’s “bedside manner’? George... Read more

  How is psychotherapy different when the therapist is also a survivor? What vital lessons must therapists learn from people who have experienced psychosis? If therapy is an imbalance of power between therapist and patient, how can therapists avoid the misuse of power and ... Read more

  What is a mechanistic, machine view of science? How does a mechanistic view shape concepts of mental health and illness? What does the study of living systems teach us for creating a different vision of mental health care? Fritjof Capra, theoretical physicist and systems... Read more

  Does a diet without animal products improve mental health? Why can changing to plant based nutrition be so hard to sustain? And are people's food ethics a symptom of eating disorder and neglected self care? Sabrina Louise, a vegan chef, consultant at Portland Community C... Read more

  Psychiatric survivor leader Oryx Cohen was at a national conference when a seizure suddenly launched him out of his body and into a visionary state of madness. Avoiding medications or hospitalization, friends held a hotel room vigil for Oryx for many sleepless nights, an... Read more