Call for Contributors- Blog Carnival
Nancy Richards is hosting the next Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse. She’s looking for contributors and you’ve got one week, deadline is Weds. Feb 4th!
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It’s a shame about Sleepers
I read the book Sleepers and then watched the film at the time, 13 and 14 years ago, then bought the film on VHS and more recently, recorded it on DVD when shown on TV. I think it’s only now the somewhat manufactured controversy surrounding the book and movie has died away with time, that…
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Psychotherapy Works
Psychotherapy Works Is Still News to Many In the U.S., consumers are constantly bombarded with pharmaceutical advertising describing the many benefits of different psychiatric medications (Depression hurts. No duh!). But consumers get no marketing about the benefits of psychotherapy, and often still have old, stigmatizing misconceptions about how it works and how expensive it is….
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Review: Criminal by Caspar Walsh
Caspar Walsh, it appears, was born to write. Criminal tells you what it’s all about on both the front and back covers but nothing prepares you for the whirlwind fast pace of both the author’s real life and the apparent speed at which it is told, even if the book is 305 pages long, the…
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The United States of Tara
The United States of Tara is a new show on Showtime about a women with DID. Most of what I’ve read about the show has been pretty positive in terms of the producers wanting to have a realistic portrayal of a woman with alters, including this Psych Central article. Alas, I don’t have Showtime so…
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Review: Forgotten by Les Cummings
Forgotten gives an account of the complete life story of Les Cummings, who had to come back to the UK from his adopted home of California to make a legal challenge to his town council for his abusive treatment when growing up in council followed by foster care. This book is powerful, well written and…