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Insane: In a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction.
Mad: Mentally ill; insane.
Sane: Of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill.

These are the definitions of insanity, madness, and sanity according to our dear friend and resource - Google. In this week's episode I am reclaiming the categories of insanity and madness and seeing what they might have to offer us. This is an episode about what it means to 'go mad', and it is told through the story of my personal descent into madness. This episode was inspired by my own confusion around what these categories of being mean for me, and what they mean for our world, and in it I share my ultimate conclusion that insanity is one of the most human responses to living in a world as wounded as ours.

This is a story about walking off the beaten path, about understanding and embracing madness, and ourselves, about finding new ways of looking at old, or known, 'problems', and ultimately - about liberation. The questions that I pose are: How have people, from various walks of life, interpreted the phenomena of madness? What aspects of our society might cause us to 'go mad'? Are there more empowering ways of understanding madness, and the gifts that it might offer our world?

As always, this story is about what it means to be(come) human - in our fullness and complexity. Whether you have danced with madness or not, I believe that this episode will help you to think differently about a phenomenon that, in one way or another, touches and shapes all human lives. 

Enjoy, and take good care!

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Welcome to Human Becoming, a podcast about exactly that - becoming human! In this mini-episode, Tumi introduces themselves, the podcast, and what you can expect if you tune in weekly. Enjoy!

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In the first episode of Human Becoming, I discuss the inciting incidents that put me on the journey of becoming that I am on now. I discuss my mental health diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and bipolar, my suicidal ideation and psychiatric hospitalization, and what these experiences have taught me about my own humanity and the humanity of others. Finally, I talk about how I am living sans psychiatric medication and how the commitment to doing so has brought me closer to myself. 

In this episode you can expect to be challenged on how you think about mental 'illness' and the brain disease model, to learn a bit more about trauma and how it shapes our human experiences, to understand one person's experience being on (and then off) five different psychiatric medications, and finally, hopefully, to be left with more questions and reflections than answers. 

Suggested reading mentioned in the episode:
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone who is alive and in human embodiment. It is filled with much knowledge and insight, and is truly a transformational book. Whether you know that you have trauma or think that you don't, this book should be required reading for anyone who is human and wants to love, understand and be in good relation with other humans. 

If you'd like to connect with me, you can follow me on instagram @tumi.moloto and @humanbecomingpodcast, or email me at [email protected]. Until next week, take care.