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Casa es una palabra impresindible para mi pues después de tanto tiempo he podido entender que ha peridos en los que los bipolares aunque estemos aqui, realmente no estamos.
(ictoria Maxwell (Crazy for Life Co.) is one of North America’s most sought-after educators and speakers on the ‘lived’ experience of mental illness and recovery, reducing stigma, improving therapeutic alliance and adherence and addressing workplace mental illness.
Creative Director of Crazy for Life Co. and an award-winning
actress and playwright with over 20 years experience, Victoria has
worked alongside David Duchovny, John Travolta and Johnny Depp, among
others.
After
her diagnosis of bipolar disorder, anxiety & psychosis, she became
extremely proactive in her recovery. She combines her theater
background, personal experience of psychiatric illness & professional
knowledge as a group facilitator & mental health worker, to give a
unique & powerful ‘insider’s’ perspective on dealing with depression &
other mental illnesses.
Her critically acclaimed one-woman show Crazy for Life,
her true-life story about accepting and living with a psychiatric
disorder, tours internationally to sold-out audiences and rave reviews.
Recent runs include Toronto, England, and New Zealand. Crazy for
Life recently captured the Moondance International Film Festival
award for best stage play in Colorado and the Gordon Armstrong Theater
Award. As well her efforts have won honours as a finalist at the
Canadian National Playwriting Competition and the Courage to Comeback
Award. She is also featured in the Knowledge Network documentary ‘Living
with Depression’ and numerous national magazines.
Crazy for Life Co.
programs provide health providers with key insights to make them more
effective in their jobs, assists employers to recognize employee
depression early and enhance workplace wellness. Most popular packages
combine her solo shows, Crazy for Life or
Funny...You Don't Look Crazy with customized seminars for
company conferences or in-house training. Helping Those Who Help
Others and Creating Healthy Bottom Lines: Understanding
Depression & Helping Employees Who Face It prove to be
exceptionally inspirational and informative programs for conferences
worldwide. Her highly anticipated second play Funny…You Don’t Look
Crazy premiered in both Canada and the US and continues to
tour throughout North America to capacity audiences.
“Incredibly enlightening…
Recommended at the highest level.”
Recommended at the highest level.”
Dr. Harry Karlinsky, MD, FRCPC
Director, Department of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Victoria is a charismatic keynoter and performer whose honest, often
hilariously irreverent approach to her own experiences disarms the
prejudices often associated with mental illness, even as she provides
crucial information on how to deal with it openly and effectively
– in the workplace and elsewhere. A frequent guest on radio (CBC,
CKNW; 600AM) and television, she also writes columns for various
health magazines, and websites (Visions Magazine, the Mood Disorders
Association Journal, the Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorders
website)