How a Shaman and non-western cultures view mental illness which contrasts with the western perspective. Incorporating Indigenous practices can help a person. From a Shaman’s perspective, mental illness signifies the “birth of a healer” and that person has been chosen as medium between this world and the spirit realm.
Source: Stephanie Marohn with Malidoma Patrice Somé. “What a Shaman Sees in a Mental Hospital.” August 25, 2014. The Mind Unleashed. http://themindunleashed.com/2014/08/shaman-sees-mental-hospital.html
