Meanings of Madness: Gail Hornstein - a podcast by Will Hall, Madness Radio

Seamstress Agnes Richter was locked away in a mental asylum in the 1890s, and was so determined to have a voice that she embroidered her personal story onto the jacket she wore on the ward. What is the hidden history of people writing their own narratives of going insane? How important is it to listen to the experiences of"mentally ill"people? Is there meaning in madness?

Gail Hornstein, Mt. Holyoke College professor and author ofAgnes's Jacket: A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness, discusses the work of the Hearing Voices Movement in the UK, peer run support communities including Freedom Center in the US, and why professionals should let patients speak for themselves.  [Read more...]

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