The Whole Psychiatry & Brain Recovery Center

JULY 2, 2025

This part has learned that “out of sight, out of mind” is a real danger for ADHD brains. ADHD can cause one to be very distractible. The visual landscape can erode just enough attention so focusing on a task can become impossible to do. The ADHD-er may not realize this. These questions open up a rich exploration.

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Trauma and the brain Self-awareness ADHD management 40

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

P sychiatry’s serotonin-imbalance theory of depression, long discarded by researchers, was finally flushed down the toilet by psychiatry and the mainstream media in 2022. And psychiatrists’ primary treatments for depression—their so-called “antidepressants”—are now circling the drain. 2) What approach to depression makes sense? Genes and depression?

Poverty and mental health 145

Poverty and mental health Childhood trauma Neurotransmitters and mental health Trauma and the brain 145

Mad in America

JUNE 17, 2024

I was grappling with the pressures of balancing the needs of my teenagers, who were struggling in different ways, and my two preschoolers with developmental delays that no professional could explain — all while attempting to manage and overcome my own trauma from military service. Two police officers stood inside my entryway, watching us.

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Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Self-awareness 132

The Art of Healing Trauma

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping, by Cornelia Elbrecht, is an in-depth instructional textbook for the somatic therapeutic approach Guided Drawing. Based on leading edge understandings about trauma healing and the body (sensorimotor psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, etc.),

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Art therapy Trauma and the brain Self-awareness 52

Lightwork

APRIL 3, 2025

Introduction Journaling for mental health transforms your thoughts and feelings into written words, creating a powerful tool for emotional healing and self-discovery. This simple act of writing helps your brain make sense of difficult experiences. This increased self-awareness helps us make choices that align with our true selves.

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Resilience and coping Self-awareness Trauma and the brain 52

Mad in America

MARCH 6, 2025

T his historical record of Oregons first state hospital, the Oregon State Insane Asylum, from its opening in 1883 until the mid-1950s, will focus on the experiences of patients there. This is in contrast with the typical chronological history of who served as superintendent, for how long, the date new buildings were opened and other such changes.

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Hospitality Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health Self-awareness 85

Mad in America

AUGUST 28, 2024

Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease. Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease. This has led her to bridge critical neuroscience communities with the mad movement.

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Trauma and the brain Mind-body connection Education Nonprofits 129