Recently a dear friend of mine went on Lamictal and her doctor told her getting off Lamictal would be easy because she was on a low dose. I got worried because a number of my clients and colleagues have experienced hell (including seizures which they had never had before) getting off Lamictal (or trying to Read More
Tag: psychiatry
Anger, Psychiatry and Self-Reclamation with Christine Iwanyk
Interview with Christine Iwanyk on how she reclaimed parts of herself from psychiatry by having self-compassion and accepting anger. Send me my free EBook on Freedom From Psych Drugs! * indicates required Email Address * Please send me info on (check all that apply) Coming off psych drugs and alternatives Healing and intuition Pacific Northwest Read More
Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: Checklist
Psychiatric Med Withdrawal Checklist of things to keep in mind: 1. It Gets Better. Most people find that after psychiatric med withdrawal symptoms subside, they feel much better. This is because a toxin is no longer hampering the bodily systems, so everything is easier from breathing, to exercise, to digestion, to thinking clearly, communication and Read More
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A few videos I made recently for your enjoyment and sharing. Send me my free EBook on Freedom From Psych Drugs! * indicates required Email Address * Please send me info on (check all that apply) Coming off psych drugs and alternatives Healing and intuition Pacific Northwest events and gatherings Read More
VIDEO (new) 111 Things to Try Before Going On Psychiatric Drugs
Here’s my most popular post as a video for you: Please share! Send me my free EBook on Freedom From Psych Drugs! * indicates required Email Address * Please send me info on (check all that apply) Coming off psych drugs and alternatives Healing and intuition Pacific Northwest events and gatherings Read More
Tips For Psychiatric Survivors in Trump Era
In the wake of the new administration, many harsh realities have been hitting us. Our work to guard and protect those vulnerable to emotional/mental meltdowns is even more cut out for us than ever, and we were already under-resourced and overwhelmed. What many have studied along the lines of helping people in crisis and in Read More
Starting Out On Patreon
I’ve been exploring doing “pledge for pledge” on Patreon with artists I resonate with. I read about it through a couple of other artists blogs and thought I would give it a try by asking a handful of people (to start) whether they’d like to pledge for pledge. Almost right away, I got this message Read More
If You’ve Broken Free From Psychiatry, Leave a Trail Mark
If you’ve broken free from psychiatry or any other type of oppression or form of injustice, leaving a trail marker for others to be guided by is crucial. There are many ways to leave trail marks. You can tell your story to people you meet, write it down, audio record it and share it online, Read More
Dear Psychiatry (Psychiatry Poetry)
Psychiatry poetry by Jyl Anais Ion I ground down in my Self, the one I thought had gone the way of all things when I paid for your stories, to help make sense of my pain. Those days I washed up on your shore, I was trying to put myself back together when your therapy Read More
Before You Turn 30, Leonard Roy Frank
Leonard Frank died last week. He was 82. The December I was about to turn 24 and living in Northampton, Massachusetts, I took a week long trip to visit my cousin in San Francisco. This was my first time on an airplane, or really on any excursion out of Western Massachusetts, in over 3 years, Read More