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Many of you and many of my clients ask for success stories from people who have come off psych meds after being on them for a long time. People ask this because they want some hope that it is possible. It can feel impossible. Here are some links to success stories.   Please comment with Read More

If you’re reading this, you probably don’t need to be convinced that psychiatric meds can be dangerous and hard to come off of. Even in normal circumstances, there is not adequate medical care available for people seeking to come off psych meds. Now that most “non-essential” medical care is harder to access, if available at Read More

Guest post by my friend who wishes to remain anonymous. Note: this is one person’s anecdotal experience and not meant to be any kind of blanket statement. It is certainly not being presented as “science” or research. My friend writes: I actually got the coronavirus and I realized some things about it, which might possibly Read More

Yesterday I was talking to a friend about death, after listening to a talk which said that more souls are ready to transition peacefully to the other side. I had asked myself if I was one of those souls. I do this every so often, sometimes out of despair, sometimes curiosity. Maybe I could transition Read More

by Corinna West I’m not anti-medication, but I am anti-bullshit. I know that medications truly help some people, and some people do well on them.  Those people should feel free to continue using them. However, I think all people should be given honest information about psychiatric meds before being put on them. We should be told how Read More

People often ask me how I got into the work that I do, and while I always answer honestly, it’s been over 15 years since the events that led me into this field. So my answer isn’t always that close to the source. It’s become rote, the story no longer potent to me. Last week Read More

If you’re in psychiatric med withdrawal, planning to be, or are recovering from the process and isolated, you may wish there were people to talk to by phone or video chat who could understand what you are going through. Isolation in psychiatric med withdrawal is extremely common.   Many of my clients are in this Read More

Please purchase the following book as it is a much needed companion for those discontinuing prescribed psychoactive substances. Please forward this email to others who might be interested, be they users, allies, or conduits.   It is written by Chaya Grossberg, whose current business is as a consulting non-medical advisor to those considering discontinuation ad well Read More

Some will be recorded/livestreamed. We have several book talks coming up in Western Massachusetts as well as an awesome training. All are free! Please spread the word to your Massachusetts area friends who will benefit. Here’s the info: Book Talks 9/26 6pm, Athol library 10/10 7pm Amherst Books 11/10 3/5pm A Wondering Spirit in East Read More

To thank you for supporting me in my release of Freedom From Psychiatric Drugs, this blog showcases your pictures. In this post, I showcase your work and/or projects with links to it. You are also showcased if you wrote reviews of the book, with links to your work. Your support of me in this endeavor Read More