Author: karin.jervert
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Art and Transformation: Creating Justice in Mental Health
In this MIA Radio podcast, I interview the curator of the Disruption Network Lab’s conference Madness: Fighting for Justice in Mental Health, Elena Veljanovska,…
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Loss, Grief, and Betrayal: Psychiatric Survivors Reflect on the Impact of New Serotonin Study
By Karin Jervert and Marnie Wedlake Loss, grief, and a sense of betrayal are felt deeply by many who have been affected by the…
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Small Art Show At Small World
I wanted to share some images and the artist statement from my recent show at a local coffee shop. Just took it down Tuesday.…
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Too Young For that Much Terror
About My Site’s Former Logo I wanted to share about the evolution of the artwork on the header of my site. The pieces I’ve…
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The Song of Psychiatry: The Impact of Language
As a young woman, I believed the story I was told and internalized the language of the psychiatric system. The story it told, the…
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#SurvivingPsychiatry Playlist
Feel like taking a musical journey of #survivingpsychiatry? If you have Apple Music, you can listen here. Or recreate the playlist on any of…
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Sound and Psychiatry | Gegen Diagnose – Sound Piece
Spoken word poem with sounds remembered from a mental hospitalization.
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Webinar: Art-Making as an Alternative Philosophy of Care During Emotional Crisis
In this webinar, hosted by the National Empowerment Center, we will explore several conditions and intentions in art-making practice which can create spaces that support…
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For My Friend & Those With Chronic Illness
When the years of life are piling up and the suffering has found no end, yet. What god-forsaken thing inside of us keeps us…
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What We Have Always Known but Psychiatry Forgot
When I came off my last medication, my psychiatrist said to me, “You will get sick again.” Psychiatry has always been sure of one…
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Talk: Creativity and COVID: A Lived Experience Perspective
Creativity and COVID: A Lived Experience Perspective” at the Alternatives 2021 Conference. July 10, 2021 at 12PM EST. The Alternatives conference continues on the…
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Radical Acts of Community Healing and Self-Love
One thing has remained true for me as I’ve reflected on my journey into and out of the psychiatric system. My society—the education system,…