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Layperson vs. ‘Expert’ Help

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 understand, and it’s one that I aligned with myself for a long time. ...
Choosing a Medical Provider

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 and interacting with practitioners that I am considering working with. By practitioners I mean both...
The Journey of a Lifetime

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 withdrawal support space. The finished product ended up being a collaborative effort and I felt pretty honored to...
Permanence, Possibility, and the Power of Our Stories

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 permanent drug damage?” And “it’s been X number of months or years and I still don’t feel...
Sharing My Taper Schedule

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 or not to publish this publicly this for quite some time before ultimately deciding that it might be helpful for...
Making Reishi Mushroom Extract

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 to work with mushrooms I grew myself. Little baby Reishi beginning to grow. Photo: Leela Ehrhart...
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