Heart Forward: Conversations from the Heart
What if America embraced a bold new vision for mental health care? Hosted by Kerry Morrison, this podcast explores the internationally acclaimed Trieste model from Italy, a community-based approach recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for its commitment to human rights, social connection, and whole-person care. Through conversations with experts, advocates, and practitioners, the series examines how principles such as radical hospitality, social recovery, accountability, and thriving could inspire a new future for mental health care in America.
Host/Curator: Kerry Morrison, Founder & Project Director of Heart Forward
Technical partner: Aaron Stein at Capstone Audio
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Basaglian psychiatry through the prism of philosophy
Episode 9: A conversation with Dr. Mario Colucci
The human right to work in Italy
Episode 8: A conversation with Stefania Grimaldi of the social cooperative La Collina
Peer support to help "jump start" young people into independent life
Episode 7: A conversation with Michele Sipala of Recovery House
An integrated ecosystem connecting community mental health centers with the central hospital psychiatric unit
Episode 3: What collaboration looks like with Drs. Alessandra Oretti and Tommaso Bonavigo
Life as a Basaglian Revolutionary
Episode 2: A history lesson with Dr. Giovanna Del Guidice
The special community at Luna e l'Altra and the role of peer support
Episode 1: A conversation with Beatrice Stanig
