“We cannot allow a system that is meant to help and support people to instead continue to ignore their rights.”
Before Christmas, New Script organiser Lisa Morrison wrote a blog for @madintheuk.bsky.social detailing the stark findings of an international survey on ECT and women.
09.01.2026 15:30 —
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A Disorder for Everyone! - The Online Festival 2025
AD4E festival 2025: A whole day of change-making talks, presentations, conversations - all challenging the culture of diagnosis & disorder!
A Disorder for Everyone's festival offers a whole day of change-making talks, presentations and conversations - all challenging the culture of diagnosis and disorder.
Have a look at the programme and book on the link below ⬇️ Please share!
🗓️Friday, 7 November 2025
📍9:00 - 17:00
⌚Online
16.10.2025 16:06 —
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Trauma-Informed Care and the PTMF: How Does It Work in Practice?
By Peter Simons
madintheuk.com/2025/10/trau...
#TraumaInformedCare #PTMF #TraumaAwareness #MentalHealthResearch #CompassionateCare #RecoveryOrientedPractice #HealingTogether #PsychologicalSafety #MadInAmerica
17.10.2025 09:04 —
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Facing the truth about World Mental Health Day
By Jo Watson
madintheuk.com/2025/10/faci...
#WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD2025 #WMHD
#FacingTheTruth #DistressNotDisorder #ReclaimTheNarrative #ChallengingTheNarrative
#MentalHealthReclaimed #BeyondTheBiomedicalModel #SolidarityNotStigma
10.10.2025 10:06 —
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An Audience With An Ally - Johann Hari
Join AD4E ally, Johann Hari for an informal chat and Q&A about his life and work.
Really looking forward to our friend and ally Johann Hari
popping in to our zoom room for a chat about his work.
Hear how he challenges the culture of diagnosis and disorder and ask him your questions!
Join us 🧡
Donation only places available.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1136180349...
10.09.2025 10:59 —
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Well, are they? 🤷♀️ 🫤
Sign up to reserve your place at the AD4E festival here (donation only)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1224759932...
@drnaomifisher.bsky.social
01.09.2025 14:53 —
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Audience with an Ally - Prof Sami Timimi
AD4E ally Sami drops in to talk about his work and most recent book. Come and ask your questions directly.
Join us online this Wed to hear Child &Adolescent Psychiatrist Sami Timimi talk about his book ‘Searching for Normal: A New Approach to Understanding Mental Health, Distress and Neurodiversity’ &his work that challenges the pathologising of emotional distress.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1222883701...
30.08.2025 12:51 —
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Another reason why you won’t want to miss this year’s #adisorder4everyone Festival!
~Donation only
~CPD cert - 8 hrs
~Recorded to watch afterwards
~Connecting with a community that wants to see change
In association with V-Day
Sign up now!
eventbrite.co.uk/e/122475993292…
13.08.2025 12:34 —
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Grossly Flawed Paper Denies that Antidepressant Withdrawal Effects are “Clinically Meaningful”
By John Read
madintheuk.com/2025/07/gros...
#AntidepressantWithdrawal #WithdrawalEffects #PsychDrugWithdrawal #ComingOffMeds #TaperingMeds #PsychMedAwareness #PharmaAccountability #DoNoHarm
31.07.2025 07:44 —
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Using Internal Family Systems - Opening the door to Self
This workshop explores how Internal Family Systems (IFS) can radically deepen self-awareness and enhance therapeutic practice.
Tomorrow! (Thur 10th Jul)
Join clin psych Dr Zandra Bamford for this powerful exploration of #InternalFamilySystems (IFS) as a radical, non-pathologising approach to healing. This workshop offers a chance to deepen self-awareness & rethink old assumptions.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1225119558...
09.07.2025 13:53 —
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Drop the Disorder + Do Something!: Activism to change the culture of mental health eBook : Jo Watson: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Drop the Disorder + Do Something!: Activism to change the culture of mental health eBook : Jo Watson: Amazon.co.uk: Books
For those who’ve not read the most recent Drop the Disorder book did you know you can download a sample off kindle for free!?
It includes my intro, Sami Timimi’s chapter on why he wrote INSANE MEDICINE
& my interview with Joanna Moncrieff about her crucial work
Download it!
amzn.eu/d/bS0wRxI
08.07.2025 08:03 —
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What Would True Informed Consent for Antidepressants Actually Look Like?
By MITUK admin
madintheuk.com/2025/07/what...
#InformedConsent #MedicalEthics #PatientAutonomy #EthicsInPractice #ConsentCulture
01.07.2025 08:45 —
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Exploring the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model for Trauma and Addiction
International trainer Jan Winhall introduces the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model to help people who've experienced trauma and addiction.
Jan Winhall has worked with many people in the trauma space from Steve Porges to Janina Fisher & this evening she’s sharing her wisdom with us!
Don’t miss it!
CPD - 2 hours
Still places available at the moment.
Recorded for delegates who can’t attend live.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1100154253...
12.06.2025 06:57 —
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An Audience with an Ally - Professor Emmy van Deurzen
Join AD4E ally, existential therapist and philosopher Emmy van Deurzen to hear about her life and work.
Join us for a powerful hour online tomorrow evening (5 June) with AD4E ally, Prof Emmy van Deurzen – existential therapist, philosopher and unapologetic challenger of the medicalisation of emotional distress.
FREE tickets available
Sign up!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1136159496...
04.06.2025 14:23 —
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21.05.2025 09:21 —
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A little look into @platfform.org bookshelves - radical help, drop the disorder and time to think - helps you get a little under the skin of who we are
15.05.2025 09:24 —
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April 2025 in Review
Visit our website to catch up with any blogs you may have missed! madintheuk.com/blogs/
#MadInTheUK #VoicesForChange #MentalHealthdebate #mentalhealthdiscourse
08.05.2025 16:33 —
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Reflecting on the blogs of 2024: January-March
Visit our website to catch up with any blogs you may have missed!
madintheuk.com/blogs/
#MadInTheUK #VoicesForChange #MentalHealthMatters
08.05.2025 07:16 —
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This Friday, with @jowatson-ad4e.bsky.social! We'll be exploring 'whole community' approaches to mental health, understanding the circumstances and experiences that lay at the root of distress - and what all this means to ways of working that make a lasting difference.
Book here: buff.ly/Re6c4HM
07.05.2025 07:50 —
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Psychiatrists Joanna Moncrieff and Sami Timimi discuss their new books
Joanna &Sami join us to discuss their latest books that will contribute enormously to the critical discourse in the field of ‘mental health’
Today at 12.30 (UK)
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Professor Sami Timimi and Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry (UCL) and NHS psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff will be talking about their books and answering your questions.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1100158847...
08.05.2025 07:46 —
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