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Welcome to the Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health, a podcast hosted by Dr. Adriana Popescu, a licensed clinical psychologist, energy psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, and empowerment coach. In each episode, Dr. Adriana examines what is beyond the traditional point of view of mental health diagnosis, care, and treatment. She speaks with leaders and visionaries in the fields of Energy Psychology, consciousness, healing, and empowerment about what is beyond what we have decided we know about mental illness. #mentalhealthpodcast #energypsychology #mentalhealthdiagnosis This show is a journey of discovering the possibilities of holistic care and treatment through a variety of lenses: from the spiritual to the shamanic, the naturopathic, and beyond. Each conversation is designed to empower listeners to embrace their own awareness, gifts, and capacities, and to create a greater world with them.
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Friday Aug 21, 2020
EP 10 – Crazy or Wise? with Phil Borges
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
To watch the video of this episode, please go to: https://youtu.be/q2WeFfLdkiw
Crazy or Wise?
In this entertaining and insightful episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities, Dr. Adriana talks with Phil Borges – producer, photographer, filmmaker, journalist, and visionary who has spent over 30 years documenting indigenous and tribal cultures around the world – about his groundbreaking film CRAZYWISE. This is a sanguine and powerful discussion about mental illness and spiritual awakening that is not to be missed.
In this episode:
- Phil Borges, introduction, background and career
- The film CRAZYWISE
- Naming the film
- Psychosis and spiritual awakening
- Mental health crisis as a growth experience
- Healers, shamans, and visionaries
- Suggestibility and sensitivity
- Wrongness, feeling alone, suicide, paranoid states
- The role of medication
- The Recovery Movement
- Film screenings and messages of hope
- Brain Mapping & Default Mode Network
- Unity, oneness, extraordinary states of consciousness
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- CRAZYWISE film: https://crazywisefilm.com/
- Resource page: https://crazywisefilm.com/resources/
- Phil Borges Website: http://www.philborges.com/
- Phil's TED talks: https://youtu.be/9_KSYu1Tqx8
About Phil:
For nearly thirty years Phil Borges has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures, striving to create an understanding of the challenges they face. His work is exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide and his award winning books have been published in five languages.
Phil’s Documentary, CRAZYWISE reveals a paradigm shift that’s changing the way Western culture defines and treats “mental illness.” The film highlights a survivor-led movement demanding more choices from a mental health care system in crisis.
Phil has hosted television documentaries on indigenous cultures for Discovery and National Geographic channels. He regularly lectures at universities and conferences worldwide and has spoken at multiple TED events.
“Are you looking at this as a potential growth experience or are you looking at this as pathology?” - Phil
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