Lessons from the Longest Night
In my recovery, I've always looked to nature for insight and inspiration about how change and...
4th Century BCE Anti-Stigma Campaign
There have always been champions who have gone against the grain of the dominant culture and...
We Are All Connected: Reflection on Robin Williams' Suicide
Like so many, I was deeply affected by Robin Williams’ suicide. I was a big fan of...
Anderson Cooper Hears Voices and the Media Plays "Telephone"
Do you remember playing the game "Telephone"? One person would whisper a message to the...
Anderson Cooper and the PDA Voices Simulation
If you missed last night's show, here is a link to see Anderson Cooper undergoing the...
Why I Created CommonGround - Part 5 of 5
In this final excerpt, I make the point that leadership is a practice, not a position....
Why I Created CommonGround - 4 of 5
In this 4th part of my talk, I discuss shared decision making and how it informed my development...
Why I Created CommonGround - 3 of 5
The third reason I created CommonGround has 2 parts to it. First, we are in an historic window of...
Why I Created CommonGround - 2 of 5
In this 9-minute video, I discuss my second reason for creating CommonGround. I created...
Why I Created CommonGround - 1 of 5
I gave a talk at an Advanced CommonGround Pratice meeting in March 2013. The meeting was...
Author
Pat Deegan
My partner and I founded a company run by and for people in recovery. The mission: To safeguard human dignity by bringing individual voice and choice to the center of the clinical care team. Toward this end I developed the CommonGround Program including Software and the Distressing Voices Simulation.
