{"product_id":"hear-me-now","title":"Can You Hear Me Now?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix colelem\" id=\"u11510-13\" data-muse-uid=\"U11510\" data-muse-type=\"txt_frame\" data-ibe-flags=\"txtStyleSrc\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11510-2\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11510-3\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11510-5\"\u003eIt'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11510-6\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11510-8\"\u003eOften dismissed, ignored, and scared into silence...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11510-10\"\u003eCan you hear me now?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11510-11\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix colelem\" id=\"pu11525\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix grpelem\" id=\"u11525\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix colelem\" id=\"u11522-4\" data-muse-uid=\"U11522\" data-muse-type=\"txt_frame\" data-ibe-flags=\"txtStyleSrc\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix colelem\" id=\"u11516-8\" data-muse-uid=\"U11516\" data-muse-type=\"txt_frame\" data-ibe-flags=\"txtStyleSrc\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11516-2\"\u003eCan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11516-3\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11516-5\"\u003eCelia Brown, President of MindFreedom International Board of Directors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11516-6\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix grpelem\" id=\"u11519-8\" data-muse-uid=\"U11519\" data-muse-type=\"txt_frame\" data-ibe-flags=\"txtStyleSrc\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11519-2\"\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11519-3\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11519-5\"\u003eMerrick Pope, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Self Harm Service Royal Edinburgh Hospital\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11519-6\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix grpelem\" id=\"u11909-10\" data-muse-uid=\"U11909\" data-muse-type=\"txt_frame\" data-ibe-flags=\"txtStyleSrc\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11909-2\"\u003eFrom Amazon.co.uk 7 July 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11909-3\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11909-5\"\u003eAmazing 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11909-6\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11909-7\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11909-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix colelem\" id=\"u11906-25\" data-muse-uid=\"U11906\" data-muse-type=\"txt_frame\" data-ibe-flags=\"txtStyleSrc\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-2\"\u003eMotion Number: S5M-00366\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-4\"\u003eLodged By: Neil Findlay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-6\"\u003eDate Lodged: 07\/06\/2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-7\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-9\"\u003eTitle: Can You Hear Me Now? Finding My Voice in a System That Stole It\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-10\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-12\"\u003eMotion Text:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-14\"\u003eThat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-15\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-17\"\u003e**********************************************************************\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-19\"\u003eThe Scottish Parliament: Making a positive difference to the lives of the people of Scotland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u11906-21\"\u003ePàrlamaid na h-Alba: A’ toirt deagh bhuaidh air beatha sluagh na h-Alba\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Aurora Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47335890583778,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/6240\/0226\/files\/CanYouHearMeNow.jpg?v=1769030782","url":"https:\/\/eco-justice-press.myshopify.com\/products\/hear-me-now","provider":"Eco-Justice Press Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}