Mad Poetry: Mental Illness Reimagined
*Trigger warning: mental illness and suicide*
Welcome to Mad Poetry: Mental Illness Reimagined.
My name is Georgia Vrakas. I am a bipolar woman, a clinical psychologist, a university professor and I write poetry on my mental illness journey.
In this podcast, I will explore the ups and downs of mental illness. In each episode I will be sharing discussion points on mental illness as well one of my poems to encourage reflection on what it is to live with a mental illness.
Why poetry and mental illness? Poetry can offer us valuable perspectives and insights on living with a mental illness. It can also help us in our recovery process. Poetry has been a balm for me. It has grounded me and helped quiet my mind.
I hope this podcast offers you a soft place to land.
I would love to hear from you!
For questions and comments: themadpoetrypodcast@gmail.com
For updates on upcoming episodes check out my IG account @themadpoetrypodcast
Cover art by Jean-François Houle
Intro/outro music: Finding Hope (Emotional Cinematic Inspiring Piano, by Yudi Ashady (ASCAP) via Pond5
Suicide prevention ressources:
Please call 988 in Canada & US
Mental health resources:
For Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html
World: https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/
Mad Poetry: Mental Illness Reimagined
What is Wrong With Me?
*Trigger Warning: mental illness and suicide*
Welcome to the first episode of Mad Poetry: Mental Illness Reimagined.
Today's episode will focus on that "in-between space", the one in which we find ourselves when we first start feeling mentally unwell, when our symptoms first start, all the way to the moment we finally get answers regarding our condition. We will also talk about what mental illness is and the labels people use to define themselves living with a mental illness. We will also touch upon madness.
To learn more about madness, these are 2 must reads:
LeFrançois, B., Menzies, R., Reaume, G. (Editors) (2013). Mad Matters: A Critical Reader in Canadian Mad Studies. Canadian Scholars.
Russo, J, & Sweeney, A. (Editors) (2016). Searching for a Rose Garden: challenging psychiatry, fostering mad studies. PCCS Books.
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