PEERS Radio /Mental Health Recovery and Spirituality
The PEERS Podcast is in Orlando, Florida for the Alternatives Conference. Host Jenee Darden drops by the “Restoring the Spirit” workshop about spirituality as a mental-health wellness tool. Can Truong, director of the National Asian American Pacific Islanders Empowerment Network, explains how his spirituality brought him through recovery.
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This is an excellent, excellent video !! Spiritual elements have been, in our western 'world', with the exception of limited
reading material on a shelf, eliminated from restrictive environments where people walk up and down the halls for [the only]
exercise and are given pills( but they are not allowed their healthy supplements taken at home) !! More beneficial is music therapy, breathwork (especially for those who have panic attacks), motivational classes vs. complaining/moaning/groaning groups, computer access, nutrition lessons, etc. Spiritual acknowledgement offers respect and fosters strength ! One time, during a staff search (supposedly an inventory) of my belongings, I had a small Bible AND I was questioned about it !!! A grown adult, having grown up in America !!! Back to this video ---- excellent !! //
Excellent interview and comments -- Jenee is a true professional -- I wish I were at Alternatives, now I feel like I've been there! -- thanks for posting it so rapidly -- Can's leadership in this area is beautiful -- if we could all achieve the kind of self-acceptance that he talks about, there would be so much less suffering in the world -- Thank you, Can, for being who you are and for speaking from your heart
Thank you Anonymous for sharing your experience and insight. Laura M. thank you for your feedback and hopefully you'll be able to make it to next year's conference.
I am wanting to connect and collaborate with widows/widowers who, were their spouse's caregiver with cancer or other AND who felt they were spiritually affected by their spouse having had a NDE prior to transitioning. THIS, I believe, is spiritual growth misinterpreted by psychiatry as psychosis to justify their diagnosing and mandating toxic medication(s) !
As I mentioned in the 2011 Alternatives Spirituality Workshop (Restoring the Workshop . . . ) that was hosted by Can Truong, Jairo Wilches, and Jim Kelly, the ultimate objective of a Mindfulness/Spirituality Stress Reduction group is to build a mental health system that promotes wellness, resilience, and recovery. If spirituality can be incorporated into the therapeutic plan, the literature abounds with evidence that mental health clients have consistently identified spiritual needs as an important issue, and spiritual care as contributing to symptom relief and general well-being. In addition, client participation and choice of spiritual preference should be individualized, based on their personal choice. Research has shown that those who are more religious or spiritual, and use their spirituality to cope with life, experience many benefits to their health and well being. In my opinion, Mindfulness along with Spirituality, is the quickest way to Recovery, and finally, a Psychiatrist Survivor.
The ultimate objective of a Mindfulness/Spirituality Stress Reduction group is to build a mental health system that promotes wellness, resilience, and recovery. If spirituality can be incorporated into the therapeutic plan, the literature abounds with evidence that mental health clients have consistently identified spiritual needs as an important issue, and spiritual care as contributing to symptom relief and general well-being. In addition, client participation and choice of spiritual preference should be individualized, based on their personal choice. Research has shown that those who are more religious or spiritual, and use their spirituality to cope with life, experience many benefits to their health and well being. In my opinion, Mindfulness, along with Spirituality is the quickest way to Recovery and finally, a Psychiatric Survivor.
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