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Oryx Cohen - The wisdom of wounded healers
As a human species, we are currently experiencing a global crisis:
we are destroying our planet, we are killing each other, physical
and sexual abuse are pandemic, and suicide rates are at an all
time high. In this interactive keynote workshop we will explore
how profound disconnection may be at the root of this crisis and
how healing can come from an unexpected source: The Wounded
Healer.
Oryx Cohen, is a leader in the international mental health
consumer/survivor/ex-patient (c/s/x) and is currently the Chief Operating Officer of the
National Empowerment Center (NEC). Oryx is both the co-producer and subject, in the
award winning documentary HEALING VOICES. Oryx speaks and conducts trainings
nationally and internationally on such topics as Hearing Voices, Trauma, and Recovery
and is a lead trainer for Emotional CPR.
To watch this keynote click here
PJ Moynihan - Constructing (and de-constructing) social
mythology through media
Media is powerful, and shapes our relationship to everything
from the products we consume, to social issues, to our sense of
self worth, and even how we relate to one another. Media builds
temples. It also destroys them. In the information age, our ability
to consciously dissect and consume media-driven information is a
crucial, refined skill. This original interactive workshop/
presentation from Digital Eyes Film explores the origins of our contemporary mental
health, addiction, and trauma narratives in western culture, including the ways and
means by which embedded ideologies can be deconstructed through media and social
action, in order to improve public health conditions in our communities and society-at-
large.
PJ Moynihan is founder and CEO of Digital Eyes Film, a full services media company
specializing in social impact documentary, feature films, and independent distribution. He
is the award winning writer, director and producer of HEALING VOICES and RECOVERING
ADDICTION.
To watch this keynote click here
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