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WILDFLOWERSโ€™ MOVEMENT is a collaboration of giving and receiving mindful peer support, self-awareness, and radical wellness.Philosophy: Eco-Consciousness
Being eco-conscious of our own body, mind, and spirit is at the heart of being eco-conscious of our environmentโ€ฆ And being eco-conscious of our environment is being eco-conscious of our body, mind, and spiritโ€ฆ for they are ONE in the sameโ€ฆ
All are welcome. We believe a true community that embraces diversity is the solution.


The Wildflowersโ€™ Movement is a collaborative space that utilizes the process of giving and receiving mindful support to practice self-awareness, cultivate radical wellness, and celebrate diversity.In vast meadows thriving with life, flowers bloom as a natural consequence of the environment. While perhaps of the same species, each blossom retains its own nature, and opens its colors to the sky as though in offering to the great cycle of existence.In the Wildflowersโ€™ Movement, it is our philosophy that as individuals, we resemble the meadow flower. Though we are distinct as people we are not separate, that though our expressions of life fluctuate we can still become a part of the lustrous whole by recognizing our interconnectedness and inner beauty through self-awareness and community building.The Wildflowersโ€™ Movement accepts and welcomes people with diverse histories and backgrounds, especially those who have experienced health issues firsthand. It is our contention that experience should not be formulated as a pathology of symptoms, but rather as a wide array of wealth and knowledge to be gleaned from our first hand encounters with life that have informed us in unique ways. It is through sharing our insights and understandings that we come to strengthen our community amid potentially alienating environments and circumstances, that we positively build on the self in the manner of spiritual alchemists who turn the lead of experience into the gold of realization and awareness.You are welcome to the group for whichever reason you feel you should be. No matter how alienated you are by the world around you, no matter how out of step or disconnected you might feel, you are not alone. We believe that true community which embraces diversity is the solution.

Self-acceptance is the key to recognizing who we truly are.Self-awareness is having a clear perception of our personality, including strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs, motivation, and emotions. Self-awareness allows us to understand other people, how they perceive us, our attitude and our responses to them in the moment.Self-consciousness, including super-consciousness, is the mental activity through which we feel a sense of being or existing as a unique and total individual. This notion comes out of reflexive philosophy and its derivatives that hold that the human faculty of consciousness, apparent to itself and having itself as its object, marks the primacy of consciousness in the definition of the human psyche. This sense of identity, this initial subjective stance, is established gradually, being linked with the general development of the human mind in its relationship to itself and the outside world.Self-awareness and self-consciousness, and super-consciousness are to be cultivated daily in order to maintain our self-acceptance.





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An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
-Martin Luther King

True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.
-Helen Keller


The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything. Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
-Albert Einstein




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Wildflowersโ€™ Movement

About

Wildflowersโ€™ Movement is the soulchild of Denise Maratos, who also describes "radical wellness", as in cultivating wellness from the roots up. She began the group in 2010, with a few loyal attendees who understood the importance of peer support. She has been the support group facilitator for many diverse groups of people. She had been working in the healthcare field before experiencing her own extraordinary experiences over 25 years ago. After being diagnosed with an array of psychiatric โ€œdisordersโ€, she survived the entanglement of the psychiatric system, and embarked upon a journey of healing and self-discovery. She identifies as a psychiatric survivor. She does not identify with any psychiatric label given to her. She identifies as a Wildflower.

Wildflowers' Movement- Denise Maratos

Denise Maratos, Founder & Leader of Wildflowersโ€™ Movement

Denise is a depth psychologist, coach, and consultant in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, CA where she practices psychotherapy, coaching and consulting sessions. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, and has conducted research on extraordinary experiences, otherwise known as numinous experiences, often called โ€œpsychosisโ€, โ€œschizophreniaโ€, โ€œschizo-affectiveโ€, โ€œdissociativeโ€, etc. by the biomedical model. She is an Educator with a Ed.M. from Harvard University, and hopes her research informs the public about the identity issues brought forth from diagnosing people with subjective labels. She is on the executive committee of ISPS-US and she has been a speaker for several mental health advocacy conferences. If you wish to get in touch with her, please email her at: info@WildflowersMovement.com. You may also view her website at Depth Emergence and see her profile at Psychology Today, Denise Maratos.


Wildflowers' Movement- Denise Maratos

Sandra Cheng, Co-Leader & Website designer
of Wildflowersโ€™ Movement

Sandra Cheng is a primary support group facilitator who was working at Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Services with National Alliance of Mental Illness when she met Denise, who at the time was one of the trainers for UCLA Mindful Self-directed Recovery. Her lived experience with schizo-affective disorder as rediagnosed in 2002 and schizophrenia disorganized type (2000) after two psychiatric hospitalizations gives her invaluable insight to the work. She is also an artist who graduated with an MFA from USC School of Cinematic Arts in the animation department in 2005. "PedantPhilia", an award-winning short film was based on real life circumstances related to symptoms of her first psychotic break. She designs and maintains the websites for the Wildflowersโ€™ Movement and other organizations. If you wish to get in touch with Sandra, please email her at
Wildflowersโ€™ Movement@gmail.com



Wildflowers' Movement- Denise Maratos
Wildflowers' Movement- Steve Maraboli
Wildflowers' Movement- daisies image from pixabay

"I spent years and years trying to find a word or term to define myself with an occupation, profession, or job title until one day I looked at the way a flower grew, it had no notion it was a flower, all it needed to know was that it could keep growing towards the light. Grow towards the Light"

-Unknown



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Peer . Support & Mentoring

Mindful Peer Support is a collaboration of giving and receiving help founded on key principles of respect, shared responsibility, and mutual agreement of what is helpful. Mindful Peer Support is one of three guiding principles that Wildflowersโ€™ Movement provides for its group members.Peer mentoring or coaching is a service offered by an experienced peer to a peer that needs support and coaching through a difficult period, day or moment.Mindful Peer Support is not based on psychiatric models and diagnostic criteria. It is about understanding an otherโ€™s situation emphatically through shared experiences and perspectives. When people find affiliation with others they feel are โ€likeโ€ them, they feel a connection. This connection, or affiliation, is a deep, holistic understanding based on mutual experience where people are able to โ€œbeโ€ with each other without the constraints of traditional (therapist/client) relationships.

Peer to peer support is offered through the group as a whole. If you are interested in individual peer mentoring services, we do have peer mentors & coaches who are experienced and available to offer their services. The rates are negotiated between you and your peer mentor. For information, please email Peer Mentor.
Be sure to include your email, phone number, day and time preferences and your needs, so that we are able to recommend the appropriate peer mentor to you.

The Los Angeles Times (12/18/96) reported that an eight year study showed that peer-support alcoholism treatment was as effective as professional treatment. Many peers say it is even more effective than professional treatment.
There is hard evidence which establishes a link between participation in peer support groups and improvement in symptoms of physical and mental issues. Dr. Louis J. Medvene, UCLA

A study reported in Behavior Therapy (1985) compared a professional weight loss program with peer support groups and found those in the peer support groups lost equal amounts of weight for a fraction of the cost.



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Wildflowers' Movement- Peer Support & Mentoring
Wildflowers' Movement- Peer Support and Mentoring Photo

MEMBERSHIP

If you are interested in becoming involved with our movement, you may join us online selected Tuesdays 9am โ€“ 10am Pacific. Please check our Home page or Contacts Page for our next date!To be informed about other gatherings and meeting times

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Creative Expression

We Are All Wildflowersโ€™ In This Meadow Called Life




Photography - Wildflowersโ€™ Movement

SLIDE 1 - Untitled Beauty, by Member Photo close up of Flower buds

SLIDE 2 - In the Midst by Member Photo Landscape of Hilltop with mist

SLIDE 3 - Sky Line Dotted by Member Photo Cloudy Sky with Building & Tree

SLIDE 4 - Space Flowers by Sandra Cheng Photoshop

SLIDE 5 - Star Clusters by Sandra Cheng Photoshop

SLIDE 6 - Out of the Blue by Sandra Cheng Photoshop




Art - Wildflowersโ€™ Movement

Wildflowers' Movement- Mindful peer support, self-awareness, and Radical Wellness




Film & Drama - Wildflowersโ€™ Movement

Compassion for Voicesa 5-minute animated film which outlines a compassion-focused approach for relating to voices. The film was made by Charlie at Kingโ€™s College London in 2015, with input from Dr Eleanor Longden, who provided the narration.


Healing through the arts

โ€œWe heal by entertaining our psyche.โ€ โ€“ Denise Maratos


Wildflowers' Movement- Crazywise, Conscious and Culture video still from Documentary

CRAZYWISE, Consciousness and CultureWhy Crazywise? Why Now?Most of us know someone affected by mental issues, whether through a family member, friend or our own personal experience. According to The National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 5 Americans will suffer from a mental health crisis in their lifetime. Most will occur before the age of 24. Itโ€™s no secret that the vast majority of these friends, neighbors and relatives will never find effective, lasting treatment. Itโ€™s a sobering fact that more than half of U.S. prisoners and a quarter of Americaโ€™s homeless suffer from mental health issues.To counter this trend, survivor-led activists and advocates are emerging to challenge the current system. These movements include successful treatment approaches like Open Dialogue in Northern Finland. In addition to Open Dialogue, the film explores new organizations and programs including: Peer-to Peer counseling, the National Empowerment Center, Stand Up for Mental Health, the Hearing Voices Network, Patients Like Me and Mad Pride. These programs emphasize hope for recovery, acceptance, mentorship and relationships.It struck Phil that this was the same model of mentor-based relationships heโ€™d witnessed and photographed in Africa, Asia and South America among indigenous cultures. He found some of these insights buried deep in the timeless shamanic traditions of remote indigenous cultures around the world.Few people are aware that alternative treatments exist due to a lack of mainstream media coverage. This film will present successful options that show how the mentally ill can recover without lifelong medication and stigmatization.


Wildflowers' Movement- AD3E Viv Gordon Company play "Cutting Out"

Cutting OutAD4E (A Disorder for Everyone) presents a play by Viv Gordan Company, Cutting Out, which is also an act of rebellion and resistance.Part performance, part installation, part collective act of resistance, 'Cutting Out' tells the story of Viv's journey from abuse to activism in a co-created installation of paper dolls. Holding hands in solidarity, they bear witness to 11 million adult UK survivors of child sexual abuse.Following 'Cutting Out's hugely successful tour in Autumn 2021, AD4E, supported by Onlinevents, is proud to host an online showing and a Q&A session with Viv Gordon and her team.A panel discussion will take place following the play. Panel contributors confirmed so far are Dr Jacqui Dillon, Dr Akima Thomas OBE, Sophie Olson and Viv GordonWe hope to see you on May 12th, 2022 for this unmissable evening.
Register


Wildflowers' Movement- Mary Pat Gleason in "Stopping Traffic"

Stopping TrafficJoin us on April 13th, 2006 at 6.30 p.m. for a tour of Leigh McCloskeyโ€™s art discovering the Hieroglyph of the Human Soul and a performance by Mary Pat Gleason, as she explores her journey with health in STOPPING TRAFFIC$20/ticket, use Pay Pal at 310.457.5398, call Carla McCloskey to RSVP, or the Wildflowersโ€™ Movement at 951.638.WELLat the OLANDAR FOUNDATION in Malibu, click here for directions




Humor - Wildflowersโ€™ Movement

When Life Just Blows, by Robin Williams

Wildflowers' Movement- Fukitol from Robin Williams: "DEPRESSED? OVER WORKED? JOB SUCK? UNAPPRECIATED? FAMILY PROBLEMS? MONEY WORRIES? Well here is a pill for you! FUKITOLยฎ 1000mg :( :| :) When Life Just Blows . . . . FUKITOL ยฎ!

STAND-UP COMEDY FOR OUR WELL-BEING

POSTED APRIL 30, 2014, AT CRAZYWISE BY PHIL BORGES, POST BY CRAZYWISE CO-DIRECTOR, KEVIN TOMLINSONOne of the most audacious and exciting forms of treatment for our health is laughter. David Granirer of Vancouver B.C. who lives with depression, is a counselor, stand up comic, keynote speaker on mental health and author (The Happy Neurotic, How Fear and Angst Can Lead to Happiness and Success). David founded โ€œStand Up for Mental Healthโ€œ, an 8 week stand-up comedy program to people with mental illness as a way of building self-esteem and fighting public stigma.


Stand Up for Health
POSTED AT TED.COM, JUNE 2011, JOSHUA WALTERS
Just Crazy Enough

Wildflowers' Movement- Joshua Walters

Joshua Walters is a comedian, poet, educator and performer. He incorporates elements of spoken word and beatbox into his shows in a mash-up of comedy, intimate reflection and unpredictable antics. In the last two years, Walters has performed at theaters and universities throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East.


THE 12 WARNING SIGNS OF GOOD HEALTH(If several or more appear, you may rarely need to visit a doctor.)1. Regular flare-ups of a supportive network of friends and family.
2. Chronic positive expectations.
3. Repeated episodes of gratitude and generosity.
4. Increased appetite for physical activity.
5. Marked tendency to identify and express feelings.
6. Compulsion to contribute to society.
7. Lingering sensitivity to the feelings of others.
8. Habitual behavior related to seeking new challenges.
9. Craving for peak experiences.
10. Tendency to adapt to changing conditions.
11. Feelings of spiritual involvement.
12. Persistent sense of humor.
Adapted from a posting on a computer bulletin board in Waldport, Oregon, author unidentified. Reprinted in Whole Earth Review (Winter 1994), a compendium of brash thinking and lofty ideas.


Wildflowers' Movement- Quote by Dorothy Parker: "Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreiate an intelligent audience."


A Parenting ClassA psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young mothers and their small children. โ€œYou all have obsessions,โ€ he observed.To the first mother he said, โ€œYou are obsessed with eating. You even named your daughter Candy.โ€He turned to the second mom. โ€œYour obsession is money. Again, it manifests itself in your childโ€™s name, Penny.โ€He turned to the third mom. โ€œYour obsession is alcohol and your childโ€™s name is Brandy.โ€At this point, the fourth mother got up, took her little boy by the hand and whispered, โ€œโ€˜Come on, Dick, this guy has no idea what heโ€™s talking about. Letโ€™s go pick up Peter and Willy from school and go get dinner.โ€


Hello, and Welcome to the Mental Health Hotline:

Click Here to Listen to the Audio Version

PsychiatricOfficeAnsweringMachine
If you areobsessive-compulsivepress 1 repeatedly
If you areCo-dependent,please ask someoneto press 2 for you
If you havemultiplepersonalitiespress 3, 4, 5 and 6
If you havedissociativeidentity disorderpull yourself together and press on
If you are paranoidwe know who you areand what you wantStay on the line so we can trace your call
If you aredelusionalpress 7your call will be transferred to the mother ship
If you areschizophrenic,listen carefullya small voice will tell you which number to press
If you aremanic-depressive,it doesnโ€™t matter which number you press โ€“no one will answer
If you aredyฦงlexicpress96969696969696
If you havea nervous disorderplease fidget with the hash keyuntil a representative comes on line
If you haveamnesiapress 8state your name, address, phone number, date of birth, social security number and your motherโ€™s maiden name.
If you havepost-traumatic stress disorderslowly and carefullypress 000
If you havebi-polar disorder,please leave a message after the beep or before the beep.Or after the beep. Please wait for the beep
If you haveshort-term memory loss,press 9.If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.If you have short-termmemory loss,press 9.
If you havelow self esteem,please hang up.All our operators are too busy to talk to you.


Poetry - Wildflowersโ€™ Movement

AD4E Poetry Book - [We are the Changemakers] by Jo Watson, available now on Amazon bookstore

We are the Changemakers by Jo Watson, from AD4E

NEC Free Webinar Supporting Neurodivergent Students in Higher Ed & Challenging Discrimination: HUMAN RIGHTS & SOCIAL JUSTICE Tuesday, August 8, 2023 @2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET Featuring the work of three lived experience activists, including Bowen Cho

7 POEMS THAT TEACH US ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH: HAPPIFUL:.
by Kat Nicholls 11/25/21,
1) Camacho. 2) Kaur. 3) Hilbon. 4) Sexton. 5) Elle. 6) Olunsanya. 7) Baird

SPIRITUAL WARRIORLife offers us the opportunity to become a Spiritual Warrior.
A warrior is one who bravely goes into those dark areas within
themselves to ferret out the Truth of their being.
It takes great courage, stamina and endurance to
become a Spiritual Warrior.
The path is narrow, the terrain rough and rocky.
You will walk alone: through the dark caves,
up those steep climbs and through the dense thick forest.
You will meet your dark side. The faces of fear, deceit, and
sadness all await your arrival
No one can take this journey but you.
There comes a time, in each of our lives,
when we are given the choice to follow this path.
Should we decide to embark on this journey,
we can never turn backโ€ฆ. Our lives are changed forever
On this journey, there are many different places we can
choose to slip into and hide. But the path goes on.
The Spiritual Warrior stays the course, wounded at times,
exhausted and out of energy. Many times, the Warrior will
struggle back to their feet to take only a few steps before
falling again.
Rested, they forge on,
continuing the treacherous path.
The journey continues. The Spiritual Warrior
stays the course. Weakened, but never broken.
One day, the battle, loneliness and desperate fights are over.
The sun breaks through the clouds; the birds begin to sing
their sweet melodies. There is a change in the energy.
A deep change within the self.
The warrior has fought the courageous fight.
The battle of the dark night of the soul is won.
New energy now fills the Warrior.
A new path is now laid before them.
A gentler path filled with the inner-knowing
of one who has personal empowerment.
With their personal battle won, they are filled with joy.
A new awareness that they are one with the Spirit beams
as they go forth to show others the way.
They are not permitted to walk the path for others.
They can only love, guide and be a living example
of the Truth of their being.
-Anonymousโ€“ See more at: https://makeheaven.com


During this holiday season, many of us struggle with feelings of sadness and despair. We often feel left out of our families and emotions of loneliness or abandonment may be penetrating our minds. We may feel very alone. These feelings will pass.This poem is dedicated to those struggling with depression, grief, and/or sadness during this holiday season. May brighter days come and light your wayโ€ฆ


WaitWait, for now.
Distrust everything, if you have to.
But trust the hours. Havenโ€™t they
carried you everywhere, up to now?
Personal events will become interesting again.
Hair will become interesting.
Pain will become interesting.
Buds that open out of season will become lovely again.
Second-hand gloves will become lovely again,
their memories are what give them
the need for other hands. And the desolation
of lovers is the same: that enormous emptiness
carved out of such tiny beings as we are
asks to be filled; the need
for the new love is faithfulness to the old.
Wait.
Donโ€™t go too early.
Youโ€™re tired. But everyoneโ€™s tired.
But no one is tired enough.
Only wait a while and listen.
Music of hair,
Music of pain,
music of looms weaving all our loves again.
Be there to hear it, it will be the only time,
most of all to hear,
the flute of your whole existence,
rehearsed by the sorrows, play itself into total exhaustion.
By Galway Kinnell


The Dry SalvagesTo communicate with Mars, converse with spirits,
To report the behaviour of the sea monster,
Describe the horoscope, haruspicate or scry,
Observe disease in signatures, evoke
Biography from the wrinkles of the palm
And tragedy from fingers; release omens
By sortilege, or tea leaves, riddle the inevitable
With playing cards, fiddle with pentagrams
Or barbituric acids, or dissect
The recurrent image into pre-conscious terrorsโ€”
To explore the womb, or tomb, or dreams; all these are usual
Pastimes and drugs, and features of the press:
And always will be, some of them especially
When there is distress of nations and perplexity
Whether on the shores of Asia, or in the Edgware Road.
Menโ€™s curiosity searches past and future
And clings to that dimension. But to apprehend
The point of intersection of the timeless
With time, is an occupation for the saintโ€”
No occupation either, but something given
And taken, in a lifetimeโ€™s death in love,
Ardour and selflessness and self-surrender.
For most of us, there is only the unattended
Moment, the moment in and out of time,
The distraction fit, lost in a shaft of sunlight,
The wild thyme unseen, or the winter lightning
Or the waterfall, or music heard so deeply
That it is not heard at all, but you are the music
While the music lasts. These are only hints and guesses,
Hints followed by guesses; and the rest
Is prayer, observance, discipline, thought and action.
The hint half guessed, the gift half understood, is Incarnation.
Here the impossible union
Of spheres of existence is actual,
Here the past and future
Are conquered, and reconciled,
Where action were otherwise movement
Of that which is only moved
And has in it no source of movementโ€”
Driven by daemonic, chthonic
Powers. And right action is freedom
From past and future also.
For most of us, this is the aim
Never here to be realised;
Who are only undefeated
Because we have gone on trying;
We, content at the last
If our temporal reversion nourish
(Not too far from the yew-tree)
The life of significant soil.
-T.S. Eliot said of Metaphysics

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Resources - Wildflowersโ€™ Movement


Other Literary sources - Wildflowersโ€™ Movement

TitleAuthorYear
Critical Psychiatry TextbookDr. Peter C Gรธtzsche, MD2022
July is Both Disability Pride Month and Mad Pride Month: Happy Bastille Day!David W. Oaks2022
How Does the Soteria House Heal?Micah Ingle, MA2019
The History Behind the Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Persons with Intellectual Disabilityโ€ Part 1A.S. Levitas & Anne Desnoyers Hurley2006
โ€œThe History Behind the Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Persons with Intellectual Disabilityโ€ Part 2A.S. Levitas & Anne Desnoyers Hurley2006
โ€œAntipsychotics for Aggression Unrelated to A Psychiatric Diagnosisโ€A.S. Levitas, J. Turk, D. Bramble, & Anne Desnoyers Hurley2008
โ€œDrugs Offer No Benefit in Curbing Aggression, Study Findsโ€Benedict Carey2008
Link to Depression in Kids on RisperidoneLiane Topham-Kindley2007
โ€œPsychiatrists, Children and Drug Industryโ€™s Role"Gardiner Harris, Benedict Carey and Janet Roberts2007
โ€œFDA Proposes New Warnings About Suicidal Thinking, Behavior in Young Adults Who Take Antidepressant Medicationsโ€,Sandy Walsh2007
โ€œAre Meds to Blame for Choโ€™s Rampage?โ€Bob Unruh2007
โ€œChildโ€™s Overdose Death Raises Questionsโ€Denise Lavoie2007
โ€œChoosing the Right Antipsychoticโ€William Carpenter2007
โ€œInternational Warnings on Psychiatric Drugs Since 2004โ€ณThe Citizens Commission on Human Rights2007
"Activists Take on Eli Lilly Over Sale of Zyprexaโ€Evelyn Pringle2007
โ€œADHD Drug Makers to Warn of Side Effectsโ€CBS News/Associated Press2007
โ€œDebate Over Children and Psychiatric Drugsโ€Benedict Carey2007
โ€œFDA handling of Lilly drug needs probe: scientistโ€Reuters Staff2007
โ€œGirl fed fatal overdoses, court toldโ€Maria Cramer and Raja Mishra2007
โ€œParenting as Therapy for Childโ€™s Mental Disordersโ€Benedict Carey2006
โ€œProof is Scant on Psychiatric Drug Mix for Youngโ€Gardiner Harris2006
โ€œADHD drugs to carry new warnings about psychotic behaviorโ€NewsTarget.com2006
โ€œUse of Antipsychotics by the Young Rose Fivefoldโ€Benedict Carey2006
โ€œAnti-psychotic drug use in kids skyrocketsโ€Lindsay Tanner2006
โ€œPharmacoepidemiology and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Researchโ€Benedetto Vitiello2005
โ€œWorsening Depression and Suicidality in Patients Being Treated with Antidepressantsโ€U.S. Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov2004
โ€œReview of Safety Assessment Methods Used in Pediatric Psychopharmacologyโ€L L Greenhill, B Vitiello, M A Riddle, P Fisher, E Shockey, J S March, J Levine, J Fried, H Abikoff, J M Zito, J T McCracken, R L Findling, J Robinson, T B Cooper, M Davies, E Varipatis, M J Labellarte, L Scahill, J T Walkup, L Capasso, J Rosengarten2003
โ€œParents Crusade Over Childrenโ€™s Tragic Deaths from Psychiatric Drugsโ€Marla Filidei2002
โ€œAgainst Depression, a Sugar Pill is Hard to Beatโ€Shankar Vedantam2002
โ€œPsychopharmacology for Young Children: Clinical Needs and Research Opportunitiesโ€B Vitiello2001
โ€œCritical Review of Tricyclic Antidepressant Use in Children and Adolescentsโ€B Geller, D Reising, H L Leonard, M A Riddle, B T Walsh1999
โ€œChallenges to Pediatric Psychopharmacologyโ€J G Simeon1997
โ€œPharmacotherapy in mental retardation and autismโ€Benjamin L. Handen2019
โ€œCA Medications Error Panel Reportโ€Panel members including Jackie Speier2007
โ€œAn Assault on the Human Conditionโ€Terry Messman2005
โ€œRegarding Allegations Made by the New York State Commission on the Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabledโ€Frederick T. Zugibe2007
โ€œWhat Eli Lilly (Prozac) and Novartis (Ritalin) Would Rather You Didnโ€™t Knowโ€drugsandyourmind.com2004

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Wildflowersโ€™ Movement Events

Community Events

Our Past & Archived Events pages will be moving to the Blog very soon!


This calendar includes all Wildflowers' Movement events as well as upcoming events from around the world. Please click on each event for details.

Conference Date: October 27-29, 2023 Location: University of Delaware, Newark, DE and hybrid online Can't attend live? Sessions, excluding in-person workshops, will be recorded and hosted on our online platform for you to enjoy for up to a month after the

Come join us for "Deprescribing and Undiagnosis: Two Sides of a Coin," with Dr. Swapnil Gupta, MD, co-author of the book Deprescribing in Psychiatry.Date: 11/10/23
Time: 1-3pm Eastern
Dr. Gupta will shed light on the challenges patients face as they reduce psychotropic medications, addressing withdrawal symptoms, recurrent symptoms, and the fear of rehospitalization. The webinar will also explore the process of creating a more complex narrative of psychological distress beyond the diagnosis.Can't make it live? Don't worry! A recording will be sent to all registered attendees.


5 x 8 Piece of cardstock or cardboard 7- 8 Pre-selected pages torn from magazines with primary images (people, animals, objects)* 7-8 Pre-selected pages torn from magazines with larger background scenes (nature, interiors, patterns)* Glue stick Scissors Pe

Hidden Gems: Finding the Gifts of Presence - 11/15/23
Instructor Kimberly Lee, JD
10:00 to 11:30 am Pacific Time (PT)
description:
โ€œThe point of power is always in the present moment.โ€ โ€” Louise Hay
Hone in on the power of the present moment in this experiential, online workshop. With the use of guided meditation, expressive writing, and mixed-media art making through the creation of a SoulCollageยฎ card, weโ€™ll focus on noticing what we might have not noticed before, recognizing the small instances of joy and beauty that surround us, and orienting ourselves towards being fully present in our daily lives.What to Bring:

  • 5 x 8 Piece of cardstock or cardboard

  • 7- 8 Pre-selected pages torn from magazines with primary images (people, animals, objects)*

  • 7-8 Pre-selected pages torn from magazines with larger background scenes (nature, interiors, patterns)*

  • Glue stick

  • Scissors

  • Pen and paper (or whichever supplies are most comfortable for journaling)

*How to select these images: Sit back and have some fun flipping through magazines and tearing out pages with images that resonate with you, move you, or somehow seem to be calling out to you. Try to avoid overthinking it and simply go with what captures your attention. Donโ€™t worry about cutting anything outโ€”weโ€™ll get to that in the workshop! Digital images will work as well if magazines arenโ€™t available. Simply collect some on your computer using the process described above.


Please Register - Wildflowers' Movement - Dec 12 Tues 2023 9-10am PDT Eventbrite @ https://wildflowersmvmt.eventbrite.com/@blank

Next Wildflowersโ€™ Movement Meetings: Tuesday mornings& December 12, 2023 9am to 10am Pacific






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Past Events


Please Register - Wildflowers' Movement - Nov 14 Tue 2023 9 to 10am PDT Eventbrite @ https://wildfmovement.eventbrite.com/@blank

Previous Wildflowersโ€™ Movement Meeting: November 17, 2023 9am to 10am Pacific

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Previous Wildflowersโ€™ Movement Meeting: October 13, 2023 Noon to 1pm PDT

ICOSS is an online interest group for ISPS members, a space to show creative expression of all kinds, non-judgemental welcoming of all perspectives. ICOSS members say "I felt heard", "I am finding my own voice", "The arts offer the power of self-discovery"

Los Angeles County Client Coalition General Meeting
Wednesday Sept 20th, 2023
11am to 1pm Pacific

ICOSS is an online interest group for ISPS members, a space to show creative expression of all kinds, non-judgemental welcoming of all perspectives. ICOSS members say "I felt heard", "I am finding my own voice", "The arts offer the power of self-discovery"

The ICOSS evening group meets the second Monday of the month from 7:30-9:00pm (ET). 9/11/23At ICOSS, members share their creations, of whatever medium, with one another. This could be poetry, painting, collage, videos, photos, knitting, etc.ICOSS members have said that the magic of the group comes from the reflection, sense of healing and connection with others they receive through the sharing process.The evening group will be facilitated by Claire Bien, ISPS-US President, and Dorothy Scotten, PhD.To join either ICOSS group email [email protected] to be added to the mailing list.


Sept 22, 2023 Friday Wildflowers' Movement Meeting from noon to 1pm

Wildflowersโ€™ Movement meeting Sep 22, 2023 Friday noon to 1pm PDT


Mind Freedom Creative Revolution David W. Oaks August 29 at 1:21pm This week ReThreading Madness, a Canadian radio show, broadcast an interview with me. Itโ€™s now available free as a podcast
NEC Free Webinar Supporting Neurodivergent Students in Higher Ed & Challenging Discrimination: HUMAN RIGHTS & SOCIAL JUSTICE Tuesday, August 8, 2023 @2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET Featuring the work of three lived experience activists, including Bowen Cho
Selected Resources from 6-7/2023 from iSPS, MindFreedom-ILoveYou,Leadon, Right to be ____ (Formerly Hollaback)

Right To Be STORYTELLING HOUR
Story Telling Hour
Wednesday 28th June 2023
09:00 AM in PDT
REGISTER




The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (iSPS)
Soteria meets Open Dialogue
Thursday 29th June 2023
9:30 - 11:30am PDT
REGISTER



MindFreedom & I Love you, Lead On
Join us for Judi's Room:
"Olmstead: Then and Now"
Wednesday, 5th July 2023
3:00 PM PDT
REGISTER




The United States chapter of The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (iSPS-US)
Bringing Dialogic Approaches to the U.S. Healthcare System:
From Theory to Accessibility

Tuesday, 11 July 2023ยท
6 - 8am PDT
REGISTER

Wildflowers' Movement - Past Events Friday June 9th, 2023 12-1 Pacific with QR for Eventbrite link.

Wildflowersโ€™ Movement meeting June 9th, 2023




Relating to Voices using Compassion Focused Therapy
with Dr Charlie Heriot-Maitland
May 23, 2023 ISPS-US webinar


Wildflowers' Movement - Friday May 19th, 2023 12-1 Pacific Time Peer Support Group announcement

May 19th 2023 Wildflowersโ€™ Movement Meeting



Wildflowers' Movement -April 21st, 2023

Apr 21st 2023 Wildflowersโ€™ Movement Meeting




Archive


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2024   Peer   Support   Conferences


4th Annual Online Peer Workforce Conference: Bridging Research and Practice

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DETAILS:
Presentations may be on peer Mental Health research and lived experiences.
Please email your 75 minute presentation description, bio, and headshot to [email protected] by January 5, 2024:
All presenters must register for the conference. Registration is $50 with scholarships available.Conference on Wed January 31st, 2024


Past Conferences

isps international- lombardia conference in Bergamo on 21st Oct 2023, more news coming soon! Psychosis 2023 conference Finland Thursday 09 Nov 2023

iSPS Lombardia Italy conference in Bergamo
Saturday 21st October 2023
More news coming soon!
iSPS Suomi Finland - Psychosis 2023 Conference in Dipoli
Thursday 09 Nov 2023 - Friday 10 Nov 2023
"Tools for Care and Rehabilitations of Psychosis"
mostly in Finnish with some English in simultaneous translation.
Registration website link (in Finnish)
Will you present online here? Watch out, world!

Conference Date: October 27-29, 2023 Location: University of Delaware, Newark, DE and hybrid online Can't attend live? Sessions, excluding in-person workshops, will be recorded and hosted on our online platform for you to enjoy for up to a month after the

iSPS-US Humanity in Solidarity Sharing the Journey Through Extreme States-
University of Delaware| Newark, DE| Hybrid ONLINE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE| Friday October 27- Sunday October 29, 2023


We're thrilled to share that the complete preliminary schedule for the 2023 ISPS-US Conference, Humanity in Solidarity: Sharing the Journey Through Psychosis and Extreme States, is now available, and it's more interactive and engaging than ever before! As advocates for mental health transformation, we're dedicated to crafting an event that encourages learning, connection, and growth within our community and beyond.


Conference Date: October 27-29, 2023
Location: University of Delaware, Newark, DE and hybrid online
Can't attend live? Sessions, excluding in-person workshops, will be recorded and hosted on our online platform for you to enjoy for up to a month after the event!
Up to 16.5 CE education credits available for attending live in-person or virtual sessions. Approved by: ACCME, APA, ASWB, NY PSY, NY SW, NY MHC, NY MFT.


A Disorder for Everyone (AD4E) Conference Fri 22 Sep 2023 9am-8pm GMT (Online Conference Thursday September 21, 2023 from 2am to 1pm Pacific)

A Disorder for Everyone! - The Online Festival 2023 Tickets,
Starts on Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:00 PDT
(Fri 22 Sep 2023 at 09:00 GMT| Eventbrite)
AD4E on Facebook


ISPS-US Sacramento 2022 Experts By Experience Panel
(Featuring Sandra Cheng)


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WelcomeThese articles are intended to express the views and opinions of Wildflowersโ€™ Movement Recovery Support group members. It is primarily a creative space and an invitation for friendly collaboration.Past blog posts have been articles expressing ideas of our current Wildflowersโ€™ Movement members. They are meant to inspire people to be part of the Wildflowersโ€™ recovery movement. If you are a member who has been to any of our Wildflowersโ€™ Movement group meetings, please consider making comments about what it feels like to be with us. On the other hand, if you would simply like to participate here, we would love to support you and assist you in posting to this blog in any way you would like to be represented.
Please email us at WildflowersMovement@gmail.com to get involved.

Wildflowers' Movement quote by Krishnamurti

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4 Decisions That Will Change Your Life for the Better

Dorothy Watson [email protected]


If youโ€™ve been unhappy in your personal life, you always have the power to turn things around. In fact, the resources from Wildflowersโ€™ Movement can inspire you to reach for bigger and better things! Here are a few changes you can start making today, from prioritizing your own needs to organizing your home.


Put Yourself First
If youโ€™ve always put your own needs last, itโ€™s time to shift your outlook and commit to putting yourself first! By implementing smart time management strategies, youโ€™ll have more room in your schedule to focus on your own hobbies and routines without neglecting your relationships. Allow yourself to get comfortable with saying โ€œNoโ€ to requests, get a planner so that you can create clear daily schedules, and take on your most time-consuming tasks during the periods of the day when youโ€™re most productive.


Get Organized
Is your house filled with clutter? Now is the time to make a conscious decision to get organized - once and for all! Consider this option - one easy way to clear up space is by digitizing your paper records. After scanning a physical file, you can save it as a PDF. This is a convenient format because its format will look identical on different devices and operating systems. Itโ€™s easy to share PDFs compared to other document formats. With simple online tools, you can convert, compress, rotate, and reorder PDFs, as well as edit their contents.


Pick Up Healthy Habits
Maybe you havenโ€™t been practicing healthy habits lately. You can gradually start adjusting your diet, exercise routine, and sleep habits. Healthline recommends eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and limiting your processed food intake. As you exercise more often, youโ€™ll naturally feel tired at the end of the day, but to further improve your sleep hygiene, HealthPartners recommends cutting back on caffeine consumption, getting plenty of exercise during the day, and avoiding naps, no matter how tempting it may be to curl up on the couch after work!


Set Exciting Goals
A goal can keep you moving forward. Maybe you feel like your life has been a bit aimless for a while. But setting goals can push you to accomplish more than you previously thought you were capable of. In order to set realistic goals for yourself, Indeed recommends beginning with micro-goals, which involve changing just one or two small daily habits. These positive changes can lead to bigger lifestyle shifts down the line! Your micro-goals could include waking up ten minutes earlier, drinking water instead of soda, or going for a stroll around your neighborhood after dinner. Soon, youโ€™ll be ready to take on other goals!


Transforming your life requires unwavering dedication and a strong commitment to self-improvement. If you find yourself dissatisfied with the path you're on, remember, the door to new beginnings is always open. These practical tips will not only guide you in organizing your living space but also emphasize the importance of prioritizing your own needs before attending to others. Armed with this knowledge, you're not just changing routines; you're embarking on a profound journey of self-discovery and empowerment.
Photo via Tyler Nix Unsplash


The Most Eye Opening 10 Minutes Of Your Life

by Dr Gabor Matรฉ

Who is Gabor Matรฉ? A renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Matรฉ is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development.โ€œNot the world, not whatโ€™s outside of us, but what we hold inside traps us. We may not be responsible for the world that created our minds, but we can take responsibility for the mind with which we create our world.โ€#GaborMatรฉ


Despair, Distress, Depressionโ€ฆ are not Diseasesโ€ฆ they are all indications that Human Consciousness needs to Change

Since the passing of my one of my favorite comedians and actors Robin Williams, I am tired of hearing โ€œdepressionโ€ being called a โ€œdiseaseโ€. It is not a โ€œdiseaseโ€. Further, I am really tired of hearing some people referring to suicide so negatively. Through my personal experiences, and through my research studies, I have found that despair, distress, depression, and even suicide, are understandable psychological reactions to the stress and violent distortions of the modern world.So many of us have tried numerous methods to treat our downs, including our โ€œdespairsโ€, โ€œdistressesโ€, โ€œdepressionsโ€, and โ€œother issuesโ€. Searching for the root issues such as recovering from anger, trauma, and grief are just a few examples. Those of us who have suffered from โ€œdistressโ€ are usually highly aware and sensitive. Some of us are creatively gifted and intuitive. Thus, we find it difficult to feel โ€œnormalโ€ in a society that places value on things that are leading humanity and the environment to destruction. We also find it difficult to connect with others on a personal level because we are disheartened by the amount of greed, cruelty, injustice, destruction, and abuse that goes on in this hostile world. Because of this awareness, we are simply so surprised that others are living in denial and have the ability to just ignore these issues and continue living in indifference.I agree with Deep Ecologists and with Dr. Stephan Harding as he saysโ€œI think if you donโ€™t get depressed, you need to see a therapistโ€ฆI mean on this issue. There is something wrong with you if you are not profoundly saddened or depressed by the state of things at the moment. You need help to work out why you are not depressed. Not enough people are depressedโ€ฆmany people are in denial.โ€Dr Stephan Harding โ€“ Gaia Theory & Deep Ecology



When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home

This is an incredible project started by Dr. Paula J. Caplan Picture, a clinical and research psychologist, and an Associate at Harvard Universityโ€™s DuBois Institute and a past Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program in Harvardโ€™s Kennedy School of Government. She is the author of: The Myth of Womenโ€™s Masochism, They Say You're Crazy: How the Worldโ€™s Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Whoโ€™s Normal, and ten other books. Her articles, essays, and op-eds have appeared in both scholarly and popular publications.

Wildflowers' Movement - Paula Caplan

Thank you for your interest in this work!Listening is โ€œthe art and practice of putting someone elseโ€™s speaking, thinking, feeling needs ahead of our own,โ€ wrote Marc Wong in Thank You For Listening.The Welcome Johnny and Jane Home Project helps veterans heal โ€“ and reduces the too-common chasms between veterans and nonveterans โ€“ by having one nonveteran at a time simply listen to a veteran from any war. You can become involved by doing one or more sessions, by helping organize others to get involved, or both. Listeners are not therapists, and โ€“ except for speaking two sentences โ€“ they truly do nothing but listen. However, they do so with 100% of their attention and their whole hearts. Harvard University research has shown that veterans describe this as helpful, and the listeners say it is wonderfully transformative for them.This is about human connection through the often overlooked but astonishing power of listening. Regardless of the veteranโ€™s politics and the listenerโ€™s politics, the sessions are healing.The three main steps you need to take are becoming familiar with the purpose and guidelines, finding a place to do the session, and finding a veteran who wants to do a session. For more information about her book, click here.


When Johnny and Jane
Come Marching Home


โ€œHe who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind as if he had refused it.โ€
โ€“ Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)


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During this holiday season, many of us struggle with feelings of sadness and despair. We often feel left out of our families and emotions of loneliness or abandonment may be penetrating our minds. We may feel very alone. These feelings will pass.This poem is dedicated to those struggling with depression, grief, and/or sadness during this holiday season. May brighter days come and light your wayโ€ฆ

Wait
- Galway Kinnell
Wait, for now.
Distrust everything, if you have to.
But trust the hours. Havenโ€™t they
carried you everywhere, up to now?
Personal events will become interesting again.
Hair will become interesting.
Pain will become interesting.
Buds that open out of season will become lovely again.
Second-hand gloves will become lovely again,
their memories are what give them
the need for other hands. And the desolation
of lovers is the same: that enormous emptiness
carved out of such tiny beings as we are
asks to be filled; the need
for the new love is faithfulness to the old.
Wait.
Donโ€™t go too early.
Youโ€™re tired. But everyoneโ€™s tired.
But no one is tired enough.
Only wait a while and listen.
Music of hair,
Music of pain,
music of looms weaving all our loves again.
Be there to hear it, it will be the only time,
most of all to hear,
the flute of your whole existence,
rehearsed by the sorrows, play itself into total exhaustion.



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Gatherings & Contact Us


Our next Wildflowersโ€™ Movement meeting is April 16th, 2024 from 12pm to 1pm Pacific or 3pm to 4pm Eastern.You will receive three reminder emails for each date if you have signed up for our newsletters. Each newsletter may have up to four related mental health resources. You may opt out at any time.
You may check our new EventBrite page to purchase tickets to register for the Zoom link to attend our meetings as they become available.

Click here or paste this URL into your browser:
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Wildflowersโ€™ Movement meetings usually start with check ins, introductions, & group guidelines. At the heart of group, we may either have discussion after reading a health related article, or we may choose a creative activity. We end with affirmations and goals.

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Wildflower's Movement logo and motto

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.-Martin Luther King, Jr.


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Action for Zoom PC WiniMacPhone In
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LOWER HANDALT + YOption + Y(star) * 9
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SHOW VIDEO (V)ALT + VโŒ˜ + Shift + VZoom
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SHOW LAST CHAT (U)CTRL + UโŒ˜ + Shift + U 
HIDE CHAT (W/H)CTRL + WโŒ˜ + Shift + HZoom


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Affirmations

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Random Affirmation, Includes Weiss's "Healing the Mind and Spirit" card quotes

  • Every Cell in my body vibrates with energy and health

  • Loving myself heals my life. I nourish my mind, body and soul

  • My body heals quickly and easily

  • I prosper wherever I turn and I know that I deserve prosperity

  • The more grateful I am, the more reasons I find to be grateful

  • I know that I deserve Love and accept it now

  • I give out Love and it is returned to me multiplied

  • I rejoice in the Love I encounter everyday

  • I have a wonderful partner and we are both happy and at peace

  • I attract only healthy relationships

  • I choose to exercise regularly

  • When I believe in myself, so do others

  • I choose to make positive healthy choices for myself

  • Deep at the centre of my being there is an infinite well of love.

  • I now allow this love to flow to the surface.

  • It fills my heart, my body, my mind, my consciousness, my very being, and radiates out from me in all directions and returns to me multiplied.

  • The more love I use and give, the more I have to give, the supply is endless.

  • The use of love makes me feel good; it is an expression of my inner joy.

  • Yes, I love myself, therefore I take loving care of my body.

  • I lovingly feed it nourishing food and beverages.

  • I lovingly groom it and dress it and my body lovingly responds to me with vibrant health and energy.

  • I love myself, therefore I provide for myself a comfortable home, one that fills all my needs and is a pleasure to be in.

  • I fill the rooms with the vibration of love so that all who enter, myself included, will feel this love and be nourished by it.

  • I love myself, therefore I work at a job that I truly enjoy doing, one that uses all my talents and abilities, working with and for people that I love and love me, and earning a good income.

  • I love myself, therefore, I behave in a loving way to all people for I know that that which I give out returns to me multiplied.

  • I only attract loving people in my world for they are a mirror of what I am.

  • I love myself, therefore I forgive and totally release the past and all past experiences and I am free.

  • I love myself, therefore I love totally in the now, experiencing each moment as good and knowing that my future is bright, and joyous and secure, for I am a beloved child of the universe

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The Wildflowersโ€™ Movement: Friday, October 13th Noon Virtual GatheringJoin the Wildflowersโ€™ Movement:
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The ICOSS gallery images are now on Pinterest
Thank you for wanting to see more of my images.


Wildflowers' Movement - Pinterest Board for ICOSS participation by Sandra Chen at ISPS-US 2023

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__Use of Your Personal Data__
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:โ—‹ To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.โ—‹ To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.โ—‹ For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.โ—‹ To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.โ—‹ To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.โ—‹ To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.โ—‹ For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.โ—‹ For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.






We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
โ—‹ With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.โ—‹ With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.โ—‹ With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.โ—‹ With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.






Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.






Disclosure of Your Personal Data Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide thirty day notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.






Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).






Other legal requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
โ—‹ Comply with a legal obligationโ—‹ Protect and defend the rights or property of the Companyโ—‹ Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Serviceโ—‹ Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the publicโ—‹ Protect against legal liability





Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.





Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.





Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.





Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
By email: WildflowersMovement@gmail.comBy visiting this page on our website: https://WildflowersMovement.com/#contactBy phone number: 9516389355





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