A Journey Through Madness and Back with Guest Benjamin Boone
September 10, 2012
Hosted by Mary Woods
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Guest Information
Episode Description
Our guest today is Benjamin Boone who will talk about his experiences with schizophrenia and his strategies to make life more meaningful for people with mental illness. Boone will be discussing family dynamics after a diagnosis, as well as quality of care issues and how to make life more productive while living with mental illness. Benjamin Boone is the author of “Minority of Mind” which details a young man’s decent into darkness, and his daily struggles to perform as a person, rather than a manifestation of his illness. It addresses how society treats those with serious psychiatric disorders and challenges our definition of ‘madness.’ Boone shares a journey few are able to take and talk about. After graduating from college he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and offered himself up as a “test subject” for dozens of research studies at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts hospitals. For more information or to order a book visit www.minorityofmind.com
One Hour AT A Time
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Recovery, whether it is from substance abuse or a mental illness, or both requires a treatment plan, which in many cases is as effective as treatments for other chronic illnesses. “One Hour AT A Time” will increase awareness about recovery and decrease the discrimination against individuals in the recovery process. Host Mary Woods, will help people understand the recovery of adults and families living with co-occurring substance use disorders and psychotic and/or affective illness over the course of a lifetime. Helping individuals develop the skills and knowledge they need to take personal responsibility for their health and supporting individuals in their efforts to get on with life beyond illness has been Mary’s mission and she now brings that mission to the airwaves.
Mary Woods
Mary is the CEO of WestBridge Community Services. She is also a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with more than 25 years experience in substance abuse services and community mental health programs. Mary has conducted extensive workshops and trainings with a primary focus in Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change Theory and Integrated Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders. She is also a contributor to the development of the Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Practitioners and Clinical Supervisors Workbook and Practice Demonstration Video. Mary was the Chairperson of the NH State Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professionals. She has been a member of the NH Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor’s Association since 1984, and has served as the Northeast Regional Vice President for the NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals, President of NAADAC and is currently past president of NAADAC.
