CrazyWise: Navigating Life in Transformation

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October 9 – 10

Phil Borges

CrazyWise: Navigating Life in Transformation

Friday 7 – 8:30 pm, Saturday 9:30 am – noon, 1:30 – 4:30 pm PT

Krotona Hall

Single Session $15, Series $45 (Registration is limited)

Vegan Box lunch offered $12.00 extra

What can be learned from people around the world who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience? Documentary filmmaker Phil Borges explored this question in his film CrazyWise. Through interviews with renowned people such as Joan Halifax, Dr. Gabor Mate and Robert Whitaker, Phil explores the growing severity of the mental health crisis in America dominated by biomedical psychiatry. He discovers a growing movement of professionals and psychiatric survivors who demand alternative treatments that focus on recovery, nurturing social connections, and finding meaning.

Come join us for an enriching program of discussion that may help change perception and open dialogue about an issue that impacts us all.

Program for Friday and Saturday

Oct 9 Friday evening

7 – 8:30 Welcome and Documentary: Community and Compassion in Indigenous Cultures, Q&A

Oct 10 Saturday Morning

9:30 – 11 am Welcome and screening of CrazyWise film, followed by break

11:15 – noon Q & A with Phil Borges

October 10 Saturday Afternoon

1:30 – 1:45 pm Summing Up and intro to Circle

2:00 Circle

Introduction to Circle

Circle of Inquiry: Exploring understanding, mutual concerns, priorities and actions with John Malloy.

4:30 Closing

Phil Borges has been documenting indigenous cultures and striving to create an understanding of the challenges they face for over 25 years. For his program, Stirring the Fire, Phil produced and filmed several short films, capturing the stories of women heroes and the issues they face all over the world. Phil has spoken at multiple TED talks and hosted television documentaries for Discovery and National Geographic.

John Malloy is founder of “The Foundry School for justice-involved youth. He began his life of service at the age of 21 when he led a group therapy session for the county probation department. He eventually served as an intervention specialist with the Santa Clara County Unified School District and has been serving some of the most vulnerable populations in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 50 years. For the last 40 years, John has led free intergenerational community support groups focusing on grief and trauma. He has been the director of the 500 Mile American Indian Spiritual Marathon.