• The Other Side of Things Ep 02 - "A Fight to Be" with Dr. Ron Bassman

  • Mar 25 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
  • Podcast

The Other Side of Things Ep 02 - "A Fight to Be" with Dr. Ron Bassman

  • Summary

  • 00:00 Intro
    06:04 How we met and how he finally published his book
    07:30 Madness and Alternative states of reality
    11:00 Mad in America and Others Stories
    13:04 A Fight To Be - his book
    14:07 Ron's 23rd Birthday in the Psych Ward
    16:26 "You don't look schizophrenic."
    17:00 Auntie Ray, Ron's Mentor
    17:33 Fugitive Literature
    18:28 Insulin Shock
    19:01 "Coming Out" as a psychiatric survivor AS a psychologist
    19:51 Michael's Soulchosis at 18
    22:00 Being a Double Agent
    24:42 What is psychosis?
    27:12 Madness as a search
    29:37 Neurodiversity
    33:37 Underworld Journey
    34:27 Soul Initiations
    40:00 Exquisite Sensitivity, Empathy and Intuition
    41:11 Intuitive Feelers
    42:32 Reliance on Feeling is discouraged in our culture
    45:33 Ron's visit to a Zen Ashram
    48:21 Working with Families - Ron's new project
    49:00 Typical Trajectory of someone who may be headed towards psychosis
    50:00 Importance of a supportive family
    52:00 Open Dialogue
    58:14 The problem with trying to control what isn't controllable
    1:06:00 Each person is on their own journey
    1:10:00 Jesus vs Christ Consciousness
    1:11:51 What truly heals?
    1:12:00 Don't Push the River and Windhorse
    1:17:00 The Ocean, The Mystic, The Madman and Swimming Lessons
    1:19:00 Mind Freedom
    1:25:00 Hearing Voices Network
    1:30:00 Mad Pride and David Oaks
    1:35:00 Ron's current work

    Ron is an amazing human being, a resilient soul and a true elder and wise sage. We first met when a mutual friend of ours introduced us. Ron had not published his moving and poignant book, "A Fight to Be: A Psychologist's Experience from Both Sides of the Locked Door," yet and I'm so honored that our connection helped encourage him to finally publish it. It is a riveting story that moved me to my core, given that I have had friends and family members and my own experiences with extreme states of consciousness that I prefer to call soulchosis.

    I've wanted to have Ron on for a long time and we both finally found time in both of our schedules for this deep dive into psychosis, madness and soulchosis! Ron is also involved in a new family oriented approach to helping those experiencing madness that draws from Open Dialogue a process that has eradicated hospitalizations for psychosis in Lapland.

    Ron's website: https://www.ronaldbassman.com/
    Ron's book: https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Be-Ronald-Bassman/dp/0979626609
    Mind Freedom's website: https://mindfreedom.org/
    Hearing Voices network: https://www.hearing-voices.org/
    Mad in America: https://www.madinamerica.com/

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