Centre 401 in Hamilton
are now offering a support group.
See their flier attached.
MT ALBERT HEARING VOICES & REALITIES GROUP.
We have moved our group from Henderson/ Swanson and are now at a more handy location of Mt Albert. Please see our flier for the latest dates.
Stories to Awaken the Inner hero
We have completed our series of workshops, Stories to Awaken your Inner Hero in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland with Dr Lewis Mehl-Madrona and Barbara Mainguy. What a great workshop it was. We discovered the healing power of story, the emotional power of using metaphor. The gift it was to be able to listen to someones life challenges, and turn it into a Heros story, using metaphor. The story of Pack rat and First mother, told by Lewis, reminding us all, just like the Heros, not to give up. That by creating a metaphorical story we we become the hero and succeeds, our brains, and spirits began to start searching for a way to create that success on a deeper level.
Uplifting, and engaging.
Here is an interview with Lewis and Barbara before the workshops, talking about it.
Connecting with Ceremony Ancestors
We had a fabulous workshop today, in Auckland, the last of a series of worskhops in New Zealand with Lewis Mehl Madrona and Barbara Mainguy. We made prayer ties, and heard stories of how the Native American Lakota and Cherokee saw the creation of the world and the communication with spirit and the ancestors. We performed a fire ceremony, and partook in a chanunpa ceremony.
the peace and connection everyone felt from the day was beautiful. I must say that they are two fabulous and genuine people. Their teachings touched all our hearts.
Here is an interview with them, before we held the workshop, talking a little about the ancestors
Ceremony & Ancestors Lewis & Barbara
Talking Minds
A new website created to provide information about psychosis.
What do you think? See it here
Haven’t listed our support groups though, to see those, please visit our website here
Henderson Auckland HVN support group 2018
Hi all. We are pleased to say we have a new venue for our Henderson Auckland NZ, support group. Please see our new flier here. Free to come along. Dates are shown for next few 2018 meetings.
An Afternoon of Stories HVN AGM October 9th 2016 Auckland
Come along and join us. Its a great movie. We would love any volunteers who can help us run the Hearing Voices Network Aotearoa NZ for the coming year. See you there.
Healing Voices movie premiere Dunedin
We are excited to announce that there will also be a screening in Dunedin of this movie.
We are awaiting the poster.
But for any bookings in the meantime details are as below
7pm Friday April 29th
McMillan Room
Dunedin Community House
Corner of Moray Place and Great King Street
Bookings essential as venue holds 50 seats
Contact Grant from Otago Mental Health support Trust on 477 2598 or emailotagomd@ihug.co.nz
Healing Voices movie Whangarei Screening
Here are the details for the screening in Whangarei also on the 29th April.
There will also be a screening in Dunedin. Poster to follow.
HEALING VOICES – Movie Premiere April 29 2016
The Hearing Voices Network Aotearoa NZ in conjunction with ISPS, and Affinity NZ are pleased to announce we are holding a screening of the Movie Healing Voices.
HEALING VOICES is a new social action documentary which will be released via grass roots, non-theatrical premiere events around the world on April 29, 2016. Written and Directed by PJ Moynihan of Digital Eyes Film, HEALING VOICES explores the experience commonly labeled as ‘psychosis’ through the stories of real-life individuals, and asks the question: What are we talking about when we talk about ‘mental illness’? The film follows three subjects – Oryx, Jen, Dan – over nearly five years, and features interviews with notable international experts including: Robert Whitaker, Dr. Bruce Levine, Celia Brown, Will Hall, Dr. Marius Romme, and others, on the history of psychiatry and the rise of the ‘medical model’ of mental illness. Community screening partners will host HEALING VOICES premiere events in their local markets on 4.29.16, which will be followed by audience discussion around dialogue topics relating to the content of the film. The documentary is ideal for individuals with lived experience in the mental health system, educators, peer counselors, advocates, researchers, psychiatrists, psychologists, healthcare workers, first responders, family members, or anyone who has been touched by mental health issues in their life.
MOVIE TRAILER HERE
The Huffington Post here
says this:
Writer and director PJ Moynihan explores two question: What are we talking about when we talk about “mental illness”? What is truly helpful?
Over a five year period, Healing Voices follows Oryx, Jen, and Dan, all previously diagnosed with serious mental illness. Oryx, Jen, and Dan are each very different personalities but all are articulate, insightful, and fascinating in describing their return journeys from extreme states of consciousness to satisfying human relationships and meaningful work.
Healing Voices is not afraid to discuss aspects of our humanity that routinely terrify many of us, and Moynihan is also not afraid to make his movie fun and joyful—including playful music and animations. What is striking about Healing Voices is its combination of boldness and humility—its boldness challenging political correctness and its humility about its own assertions.
RADIO INTERVIEW HERE
https://soundcloud.com/kinkfm/healing-voices
Please see the details of our event at the Pumphouse in Takapuna on the 29th April, on the attached jpeg.
Space is limited so book asap!
Regards
Adrienne Giacon
Chair
HVNANZ
HEARING VOICES NETWORK AOTEAROA NZ 