On a withdrawal and healing journey, there are often many metaphorical nights that are darker than we could ever imagine. The acute suffering is unthinkable. It feels unsurvivable. We are …
Layperson vs. ‘Expert’ Help
Very often in the psychiatric drug withdrawal world, I hear sentiments like “We need doctors and other ‘experts’ who understand and can help us.” This is a sentiment I completely …
Choosing a Medical Provider
Recently I found myself in the position of choosing a new primary care provider after many years. I decided it might be helpful to share about how I navigate finding …
The Journey of a Lifetime
A couple of months back someone approached me and asked if they could make a meme out of this particular quote of mine to share in a very large online …
Permanence, Possibility, and the Power of Our Stories
In my work with people navigating the journey off of prescribed psychiatric drugs, the concept of permanence often comes up. I hear sentiments like “is this withdrawal or is it …
Sharing My Taper Schedule
To mark the recent two year anniversary of completing my taper off of the SSRI Celexa, I decided to share my taper schedule. I sat with the idea of whether …
Making Reishi Mushroom Extract
I recently made a Reishi mushroom double extract with homegrown Reishi. It felt extra special because it was the first time I ever made such an extraction, plus I got …
Eighteen Months Post Celexa Taper
An update, plus answers to some of my most frequently asked questions. Update – How I’m Doing Now May 12th, 2022 marked eighteen months since I took my final dose …
Practice-Based Evidence: Being My Own Case Study
My withdrawal journey off of SSRI drugs started innocently enough in the spring of 2015… little did I know what I was about to be catapulted into. (You can read …
Lessons from Autumn Olive
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear” ~Unknown Pay attention. Follow the small quiet voice. Ask Questions. Remain open and curious. What you seek is likely closer than …