Today marks the 10 year anniversary of ending my use of psychiatric medication. 10 years ago, at the beginning of 2013, for the first time in my life, I truly began the journey of healing. By that year, I had spent over half my life at the time on large amounts of psych meds for…
I’ve been feeling a lack of zest for life far too often lately. Worn out and ragged, I’ve been running on autopilot again and it’s wreaking havoc on my body and ability to function at full capacity. I’m currently fighting a silly eye infection and up against some urgent deadlines both at work and home….
The end of this month will mark eight years since ending my use of the psychiatric pharmaceuticals that had consumed over half my life at that point. I spent the year of 2013 slowly tapering off the various drugs, changing the way I lived, and giving myself the best foot forward I could. At the…
It’s been over a year since taking my very last dose of psychiatric medication and I’m doing better than I EVER did while I was medicated. Since being mis-diagnosed with bipolar at age 16, I was continuously medicated on various psychotropic drugs until October 31, 2013. My choice to get off medication started with my…
“You cannot change the people around you, but you can change the people you choose to be around.” -Unknown Human consciousness is shifting. We are splitting in two very different ways as a society. While one group moves closer to chaos, war, violence, and consumerism, the other is shifting more towards spiritual growth, minimalism, and…
Like most of the western world, the recent and highly publicized suicide of Robin Williams has affected me greatly. Although my first reaction was shock and sadness, I must say that the tragic passing of Mr. Williams has both inspired me and helped to reaffirm some things that I have come to realize about the…
This may be the biggest news I’ve shared with the public in a very long time and it is going to come as a huge shock for many people who don’t know what has been going on in my life recently. Many of you have been following my journey with getting off medication and trying to start…