Workshop
"People, Not Just Parts: Redefining the Madness of Multiplicity"
Health Autonomy Convergence 2023; virtual
Description: Many times therapeutic spaces refer to the 'parts' of self, as parts of one single whole person. This approach can reinforce the premise that a 'singular' self experience is the only one possible, and more so, the one desired. This workshop will dive into the lived aspects of multiplicity/plurality, from a Mad lens. Madness acts as a lens to deconstruct the diagnosis of our lived experience and ground it in naturally occurring non-singular experiences of our world around us. Weaving in approaches from a traditional presentation mixed with a writing workshop, this workshop will connect multiplicity across plant, fungal, and animal kingdoms through introspection and creative prompts, challenging curiosity to expand in health and healing spaces.
Resources
â–º Euler's Identity - wikipedia
â–º Workshop Slides
"Psychedelic Accessibility: Disability, Chronic Illness, & the Psychedelic Experience"
Breaking Convention 2019; London, UK
Description: Sometimes psychedelic experiences remain inaccessible based on marginalized narratives of the people having the experiences. The psychedelic experience is a place of intentional vulnerability, which for some can be a magnification of a lived state of vulnerability in today's society. Many aspects of healing treatment through the medicalization of psychedelic experiences follows the paradigm of toxic wellness culture - in order to feel better one must get better. This framework also inherently values the act of curing an illness, instead of recognising an illness is in remission or not creating distress in one’s life. This toxic framework also restricts access to psychedelic science research studies for chronically ill individuals who have disabilities that are considered extreme mental health conditions, which include many conditions that are a result of severe trauma. How can the psychedelic community create more accessible psychedelic experiences for people living with a disability or people who are chronically ill? This presentation will deliver a narrative on what it means to live with a disability and chronic illness as a psychedelic advocate and generate discussion around psychedelic accessibility as a viable solution.