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Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · 4d

The Centre for Mad Culture UK officially launches on Friday! The reception is fully booked with waitlist - but the exhibition itself is open for visits on Friday 17 Oct from 10am to 4pm and on Saturday 18 Oct from 10am to 1pm. If you're in or around Edinburgh please come along and say hello!

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Asylum Magazine @asylummagazine.bsky.social · Aug 24

Art exhibition by people with mental health issues faces the axe

An annual art exhibition which offers a unique opportunity to people with mental health issues is facing closure because of funding cuts.

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Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hello @asylummagazine.bsky.social @thementalelf.bsky.social @lighthousebks.bsky.social please share this link with your followers in Edinburgh who may be interested in joining us on Tues 12 August 7pm at the Outhouse

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Euphoric Mind: an evening with mad activist Matthew Jackman

Global mental health activist Matthew Jackman will share his work on human rights, social justice and the lived experience perspective.

Euphoric Mind: an evening with mad activist Matthew Jackman

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Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Aug 7

Global mental health activist Matthew Jackman will share his work on human rights, social justice and the lived experience perspective.

Euphoric Mind: an evening with mad activist Matthew Jackman

Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Aug 5

If you're in Edinburgh or nearby, please join me next week at the Outhouse for Euphoric Mind: an evening with mad activist Matthew Jackman

Date: 12 aug • 19:00

Location: 12A Broughton Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH1 3LY

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/euphoric-m...

Mad Insight Collective presents this talk with visiting mad activist Matthew Jackman. Join us for drinks, snacks and conversation.

Girl, 14, died at psychiatric hospital after agency worker with false ID left her unwatched, inquest hears

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vacuumcleanerart.bsky.social @vacuumcleanerart.bsky.social · Aug 4

Why are we legally detaining teenages in mental health hospitals?

And then allow them to be so poorly run?

I’d listen to the argument for this if we didn’t have alternatives that were way better…

This is ableism pure and simple.

Poor love.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Ruth Szymankiewicz should have been under constant watch at Huntercombe hospital

www.theguardian.com

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Asylum Magazine @asylummagazine.bsky.social · Jul 10

From the event at Contact theatre in Manchester on 9 July where the Summer Issue 2025 of @asylummagazine.bsky.social (guest-edited by the Balmy Army) was launched
A brilliant event with poetry, films, songs & Oreo Ice Cream where so many amazingly talented young people (Balmy Army members) featured

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Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Jun 30

I have written a rebuttal to @doctoroxford.com's review of Bella Jackson's Fragile Minds in today's @theguardian.com

Fragile Minds is published by @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social

Read my response here:
open.substack.com/pub/juliamac...

professional pique

a review of a review

Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Jun 30

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A review of a review. This new book, Fragile Minds by Bella Jackson, is a sorely needed spotlight on the limitations of psychiatry.

@asylummagazine.bsky.social @madintheuk.bsky.social

professional pique

a review of a review

Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Jun 30

My response to today's review of Fragile Minds - published in @theguardian.com by @doctoroxford.com

juliamacintosh.substack.com/p/profession...

professional pique

a review of a review

The other day I experienced what I think of as ‘a wobble’ – that is, a tide of nerves and trepidation which coalesces into a minor hum of low-grade anxiety.

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ubertherapy.bsky.social @ubertherapy.bsky.social · Apr 16

UberTherapy is the essential guide to the uberization of therapy through algorithmic control, datafication of despair and attrition by design asking if 'therapeutic Tinder' offers a way to avoid the deep and uncomfortable work of therapy.
Pre-order here bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ubertherapy

Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Mar 2

My latest post, on the upcoming ISPSUK annual conference: juliamacintosh.substack.com/p/finding-co...

finding common ground

a response to Prof Linda Gask

Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Feb 14

Thank you for posting this link. Here is my response to the article: juliamacintosh.substack.com/p/lump-sum

lump sum

a response to Prof Linda Gask

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Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Feb 14

hi Linda, here is my response to your article: juliamacintosh.substack.com/p/lump-sum

lump sum

juliamacintosh.substack.com/p/madness-do...

Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Feb 4

madness doulas

a new type of support?

juliamacintosh.substack.com/p/madness-ar...

Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Feb 4

madness, art and abuse

some further reflections

juliamacintosh.substack.com/p/new-subscr...

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The Mental Elves @thementalelves.bsky.social · Feb 4

Anyone know of any lived/living experience led research projects around suicide understanding either past or present, UK or abroad? #madsky #madstudies @roryoc.bsky.social

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Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Feb 4

Sorry I don't know of any research specifically. I can ask around... :-)

Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Jan 28

new: subscriber perks

for paying subscribers of madreality

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Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Jan 27

sightseeing

I recently requested copies of my psychiatric records.

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Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Jan 17

Thank you @edgefund.bsky.social for supporting madinsight.online 🙏 ❤️

home - Mad Insight

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Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Jan 14

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really real

a message to heed

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Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Jan 11

lost and found

Later today I will be co-hosting a journaling workshop for members of ISPS-UK who are family and friends of people with lived experience of psychosis.

Power Threat Meaning Framework: a reflection

Julia Macintosh @juliamacintosh.bsky.social · Dec 8

thoughts on a Sunday morning...

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One of the newer tools being promoted within the mad movement is the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF).