Can You Hear Me Now?
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Can You Hear Me Now?
$14.95
The thoughts and feelings I should have felt safe enough to entrust in the hands of a Professional are now finding their way from the entrapment of my mind to the healing I am finding in my writing. Revealing that although I've battled Self-Harm on the outside, the real harm was often done by Mental Health Professionals themselves.
It's been a roller-coaster ride writing this book but definitely one I had to ride to get to the other side. Determined to finally stand up for myself and to encourage others to stand alongside me.
Often dismissed, ignored, and scared into silence...
Can you hear me now?
Praise for the book:
Can You Hear Me Now? beautifully voices self-determination expressed by a true psychiatric survivor. Through her poetry, Angela provides a firsthand experience of the current mental health system, giving us a peek into the world of survivors' struggles as well as offering hope for healing.
Celia Brown, President of MindFreedom International Board of Directors
When we first met, Angela was in pieces-mentally, and physically. However those cracks allowed in the light of hope, purpose and determination to change her own and others’ lives. Using her experiences and literary talent she calls on us all to care with compassion and humanity for those still under the cosh of their troubled minds.
Merrick Pope, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Self Harm Service Royal Edinburgh Hospital
From Amazon.co.uk 7 July 2016
Amazing poems. Angela is so talented and for all of us with poor mental health this book will touch and relate to us all. Angela has and is still fighting a good fight only now she she is fighting for all of us. She is helping the world to actually see us as people instead if just statistics. Fantastic lady fantastic book a definite must read. Xxxxx would give it 100 stars if I could x
Motion Number: S5M-00366
Lodged By: Neil Findlay
Date Lodged: 07/06/2016
Title: Can You Hear Me Now? Finding My Voice in a System That Stole It
Motion Text:
That the Parliament congratulates Angela McCrimmon on writing, and getting published, her book, Can You Hear Me Now? Finding My Voice in a System That Stole It; considers Angela to have demonstrated courage in writing the book; believes that creative expression, as conveyed by Angela through her writing, helps the healing and recovery process for people with mental illness, and suggests that Angela’s book and recovery provide hope and inspiration for other people facing mental ill-health as well as providing an insight into mental health services and how they could and should improve.
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The Scottish Parliament: Making a positive difference to the lives of the people of Scotland
Pàrlamaid na h-Alba: A’ toirt deagh bhuaidh air beatha sluagh na h-Alba