The goal of recovery is not to become normal. The goal is to embrace the human vocation of becoming more deeply, more… — Patricia Deegan Becoming Copy Share Image
The goal is to become the unique, awesome, never to be repeated human being that we were called to be. — Patricia Deegan Goal Copy Share Image
We share in the certainty that people labeled with mental illness are first and above all, human beings. Our lives are precious… — Patricia Deegan Certainty Copy Share Image
We are a conspiracy of hope and we are pressing back against the strong tide of oppression which for centuries has been… — Patricia Deegan Century Copy Share Image
I believe it is a spirit of hope that gathers us here together today. — Patricia Deegan Believe Copy Share Image
The concept of recovery is rooted in the simple yet profound realization that people who have been diagnosed with mental illness are… — Patricia Deegan Concepts Copy Share Image