# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Voices of Recovery: Living Beyond the Diagnosis
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Author and advocate Leif Gregersen and Tamara Thomas, who share powerful personal stories of living with and recovering from schizophrenia.About this EventJoin us for an inspiring and deeply human afternoon in the Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall at the Central Library in Calgary. This special event features Edmonton-based author and mental health advocate Leif Gregersen and Calgary writer and speaker Tamara Thomas as they share powerful, firsthand stories of living with and recovering from schizophrenia.Through honest conversation and lived experience, Leif and Tamara will explore the complex realities of psychosis, the challenges of receiving a diagnosis, and the difficult yet hopeful path toward long-term recovery. Both speakers have transformed their struggles into creative work and public advocacy-Leif as the author of several books on mental illness, and Tamara as the writer of Too Far From the Path, a memoir of her own journey through psychosis and resilience.This event is ideal for mental health professionals, students, peer support workers, individuals with lived experience, and anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of schizophrenia beyond stereotypes and stigma. Come away with a renewed sense of empathy, insight, and hope.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/calgary/voices-of-recovery-living-beyond-the-diagnosis/100001364872062079
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, health-wellness, mental-health
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 10, currency: CAD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Calgary
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Central Library
- **lat**: 51.0453775
- **long**: -114.0549524
- **full address**: Central Library, 800 3 Street Southeast, Calgary, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Voices of Recovery: Living Beyond the Diagnosis being held?
  - **A:** Voices of Recovery: Living Beyond the Diagnosis takes place on Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm at Central Library, 800 3 Street Southeast, Calgary, Canada.
- **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Voices of Recovery: Living Beyond the Diagnosis?
  - **A:** Tickets for Voices of Recovery: Living Beyond the Diagnosis are priced at CAD 10 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionCAD 10Available
- **Q**: Who is organizing Voices of Recovery: Living Beyond the Diagnosis?
  - **A:** Voices of Recovery: Living Beyond the Diagnosis is organized by Tamara Thomas.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Voices of Recovery: Living Beyond the Diagnosis is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Calgary, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Voices of Recovery: Living Beyond the Diagnosis sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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