New Hearing Voices Network Group in North West Portland!
A new Hearing Voices group in Portland, Oregon!
Heartfelt reflections and Invocation on The Treasure of You, by Major Tom the Massive Encourager
“We each and all belong to life. We each have unique gifts, strengths, capacities, abilities, interests and passion for creative expression unlike anyone else. “The Treasure of You” seeks to introduce the reader to the exquisite and profound notion that every child of life has a unique song to sing, and every adult has a …
Triumphant Hearts
You and I are not a statistic, judged, labeled, discarded;
We are Children of Earth, Strong, Courageous, Capable…
A New Pacific Northwest HVN Group!
Please welcome HVN at NAMI SW to the Pacific Northwest Hearing Voices Community! Below is a message from the facilitators. Back in July, John McDonald and I attended the training for facilitating a Hearing Voices Network Group, or HVN. It was facilitated by John Harold and Reggie Lee, two amazing men who offer an immense …
Article in the Colombian
Please see the below article, which includes a number of local Hearing Voices Group Facilitators. Our network is growing strong because of the work of these amazing people and so many more that are not mentioned! Thank you all! https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/dec/30/hearing-voices-network-changing-the-way-mental-health-is-viewed/
You Are the Reason for the Season
Uplifting writing from Major Tom, one of our beloved community members.
Resilience is a Freedom Song
Amplifying the voices of those seldom heard, our voices, often seen as a bane, have gifts to offer our community.
The Currency of Love, by Tom Clute
Fresh writing Essay “The Currency of Love” I believe it is possible to partner with money. What do I mean by that? What I mean is that intention makes the difference. Intention is the life-blood, or currency of money, or anything in terms of exchanges and in terms of relationships. My premise is that “It …
Encouragement to be Fully You
Encouragement to be Fully You Written by Tom Clute, MSW People are more than willing to accept you as you are, imperfections and all, if you can allow them to. Test it out. If they don’t, they don’t accept themselves either. Self-acceptance eases and heals the burden of self-loathing and self-criticism. These are programs and viruses that have no place …
What I Love About the Hearing Voices Movement
The first time I walked into a Hearing Voices group, I was terrified. I still feel this terror, sometimes. It’s like an old character in my mind, that mostly takes the form of a deep, low, rumbling ache in my stomach. She’s like a woman, who has me by the throat, forbidding me to speak. …
February 24th, Town Hall Meeting at Q-Center
One tidbit of information that we understand through both research, and direct and indirect observation, is that hearing voices is commonly brought on by stress. The stress of living as a member of a marginalized community or population member, often referred to as “minority stress” is so great that it is directly linked to a …
Art With Impact Art-A-Thon!
Portland Hearing Voices is happy to be partnering with Art With Impact in bringing Art-a-Thon to Portland this November 3rd, from 9am to 9pm. This 12-hour festival will include a short film, theater, music, photography, the visual arts and dance! All with the message of reducing stigma around mental health experiences and promoting positive social …