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Open Books - the living library

           OPEN BOOKS - THE LIVING LIBRARY

 SPECIAL PROJECT

Thursday, March 23 from 1 until 3:00 p.m. 

On Thursday, March 23, Beaconsfield residents will be able to meet with people referred to as Living Books who live or have lived with mental health problems and want to share a message of hope. Entitled Living Books for the occasion, these  real people will share a chapter of their lives with interested «readers».

This national project is based on the Human Library ^TM and take the concept of a classical library with its books in stock, catalogue, regulations and thematic decoration. This « Living  Library » event only includes Living Books, people whose history is directly or indirectly related to issues involving mental health.

                  

Catalogue

À LIVRES OUVERTS 2017 / OPEN BOOKS EVENT 2017

CATALOGUE OF LIVING BOOKS

CATALOGUE DE LIVRES VIVANTS

Opening our hearts to reduce stigma
S’ouvrir et se rencontrer pour réduire la stigmatisation
BOOKS/LIVRES
Résumé

• Derek (English)

Stuck in a dream, nothing felt real. Emotions raised, can’t explain how I feel. That was back in 2009, I was hospitalized then, but now I feel fine. I’m 25 now, still a young man, diagnosed as bipolar, but that’s not who I am.

• Francois (Bilingual)

- 47 years old, diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 20. I once studied physics at university, and I have a mental illness, so technically I’m a mad scientist (but I’m not a villain). I’m also an experienced computer whiz, and I’m currently trying to debug the world’s most powerful computer : my brain. I stutter a bit, so puh-puh-puh-please, n-n-no ca-ca-ca-tastrophes !

- 47 ans, diagnostiqué avec schizophrénie à l’âge de 20 ans. J’ai étudié la physique à l’université et j’ai une maladie mentale, donc techniquement je suis un savant fou (mais pas un villain). Je suis aussi un expert en informatique et je suis présentement en train de déboguer l’ordinateur le plus puissant au monde : mon cerveau. Je bégaie un peu, alors s-s-s’il vous plait, p-p-pas de ca-ca-catastrophes !

• Janet (English)

- Schizophrenic ? Bipolar ? Who am I ? A worker with 35 years of experience helping disadvantaged youth. A person who has had numerous mental health crises. And someone who has the love and support of terrific family and friends, which has enabled me to have a fuller appreciation and understanding of the people I help. Strong, resilient and recently retired .. life is good.

• Linda (English)

- Laughing my way through my many disorders. I am a single mom with chronic depression, fibromyalgia and ADD for 25 years. And that’s just the beginning. Taking care of myself is a full time job .. despite the challenges, I manage to stay positive !

• Rafael (Bilingual)

- Un esprit tourmente qui trouve la paix intérieure (la paix de l’esprit), et comment cette paix contribue a aider les autres dans mes activités quotidiennes (famille, amis, etc…) et dans mon travail de mentor.

- A tormented spirit who found inner peace (a calmer mind), and how I’m using this inner peace to help others both through my daily activities and in my mentorship work.

• Laurence (Bilingual)

- Se rétablir dans la vingtaine et la trentaine après un parcours de consommation qui m’a amené à recevoir des diagnostics de Trouble de personnalité limite, de Trouble bipolaire et autres. (Re)trouver ma place et mon humanité, c’est possible.

- To recover in my twenties and thirdies after a life where I ended up with mental illness diagnosis (Bipolar, Borderline…). Finding back my place and my humanity, it’s all possible.