Oct 10 2012: Ive known about ruby for a while now and i find her work inspiring. She truely has put mental illness in a new light and she really knows what shes talking about! her book has been a great addition to my book collection and i really recommend it to anyone who liked her talk. http://amzn.to/URtElA is a link to the book.
Oct 3 2012: I totally agree, the idea of getting to the recruits before they get recruited is the only viable solution. I read about a group who did something similar here: http://amzn.to/UcTJRz if you thought the talk was interesting, you'll find this interesting.
Oct 3 2012: as ed said, no one was there to see it.... but if you look through the bible a general rule to follow is the is the name on the book of the bible is the person who wrote that section. If you seek more about it i would suggest reading something like this: http://amzn.to/UEN658 there is a lot of valuable information in here and it could be worth the read.
Oct 3 2012: I've been reading up on the education system lately and i think this talk really hits the nail on the head. its a shame to see kids losing their creativity, or more appropriately, not tapping into their creativity. I think that this book: http://amzn.to/QNf8gM should be read by all teachers... It talks about how to reach kids in the classroom. You have to reach them to teach them. and what better way then by letting kids create what their mind desires?
Oct 2 2012: Ive been looking into music therapy for awhile now and i find it fascinating. It really is amazing what the mind can do with only a little stimulation. I really enjoy this: http://amzn.to/QV039Q as a resource because i find the information very intriguing. It really is an awesome field and if anyone is interested in learning more about it i would check that out.
Oct 1 2012: i read a few books on this recently and so far the most helpful for he has been this one. http://amzn.to/SihSoq the information, much like the info in this talk, is extremely helpful
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