Overview
Western culture treats mental disorders primarily through biomedical psychiatry, but filmmakers Phil Borges and Kevin Tomlinson reveal a growing movement of professionals and survivors who are forging alternative treatments that focus on recovery and turning mental “illness” into a positive transformative experience.
Cast
Phil Borges
Narrator (voice)
Adam Gentry
Self – Seattle, Washington
Rob Gentry
Self – Adam's Father
Jodi Gentry
Self – Adam's Mother
Ron Zuelzke
Self – Adam's High School Friend
Erica Miller
Self – Adam's High School Girlfriend
Ekhaya Esima
Self
Robert Whitaker
Self – Journalist, Author, 'Anatomy of An Epidemic'
Allen J. Frances
Self – Author; Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Psychiatry, Duke University
Dwayne Stone
Self – Mental Health Counselor, Psychiatric Community Clinic
Thupten Ngodrup
Self
Sandra Ingerman
Self – Therapist, Author, Shamanic Practitioner
Roger Walsh
Self - Professor Psychiatry & Anthropology, UC Irvine
Gabor Maté
Self – Author; Professor, Simon Fraser Univ., BC, Canada
Will Hall
Self – Therapist & Teacher; Author, Lecturer
Peter Gøtzsche
Self – Medical Researcher; Professor, University of Copenhagen
Daniel J. Siegel
Self – Neuropsychiatrist
Mia Davis
Self – Ekhaya's Friend
Tren Childs
Self – Ekhaya's Friend
Sara Pelfrey
Self – Founder, SoulFood Coffee House
Makia Oaks
Self – Co-Owner, SoulFood Coffee House
Robert Thurman
Self – Professor, Buddhist Studies, Colombia University; Author
Joan Halifax
Self – Buddhist Teacher, Zen Priest, Author, Anthropologist
John Read
Self – Author; Professor, Swinburne Univ. of Technology, NZ
Alberto Villoldo
Self – Psychologist, Author, Medical Anthropologist
James Baraz
Self – Co-Founder, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Angeles Arrien
Self – Cultural Anthropologist, Educator, Author
Carroll Dunham
Self – Medical Anthropologist, Author, Filmmaker
Krista MacKinnon
Self – Founder & Director, Families Healing Together
Stanislav Grof
Self – Psychiatrist, Author; Professor of Psychology, CIIS
Laura Delano Duncan
Self – Ex-Patient & Activist; Community Organizer
Yeye Gogo Nana
Self – South African Sangoma
Ethan Montgomery
Self – Ekhaya's Son
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