Oh, yeah, those of us who have been harmed by medicine (iatrogenic illness) and then been told our illness is not possible, know all about this painful reality where experts are convinced of quite faulty  universal "truths." Medicine is widely suffering from this problem now in really big ways. More and more people are coming... Continue Reading →
Will a flashmob ever NOT make me cry? (something lovely on this otherwise grim day of posts)
Another repost of an article that talks sense from the last time we had a tragic shooting. The aftermath of these things are always horrifying in a completely other way as “normal” people completely lose all sense of reality and terror starts reigning supreme, leading to another sort of dangerousness, more insidious than what triggered it.
This is an article that I posted during the last “crazed shooter” fallout. Because of all the painfully ignorant reactions after these tragedies happen I feel it’s important to add some perspective even while I hate entering the fray at all. We are all at risk if we let ignorance and terror dictate public policy after these incidents occur.
Whatever actually brings someone to violence is likely going to be a complex combination of events and/or causes, but it's undeniable at this point that SSRIs are associated with increased violence in some people.
Do not make meditation a complicated affair; it is really very simple and because it is simple it is very subtle. Its subtlety will escape the mind if the mind approaches it with all kinds of fanciful and romantic ideas. Meditation, really, is a penetration into the unknown, and so the known, the memory, the... Continue Reading →
Many of us who have withdrawn from benzodiazepines and SSRI antidepressants, both, have heart palpitations and other heart symptoms quite often as an iatrogenic injury. I've noticed that for my PTSD and psychiatric drug withdrawal induced tachycardia that yoga really does help minimize its horrors. It's not a cure all but it sure as heck helps one get through when things are rough as well as perhaps creating a foundation for long-term healing....I'm sharing this here today because I'm quite sure many with psychiatric drug withdrawal syndromes might be helped too. Below the excerpted article are a few postures that help my heart calm....
Since I began my work with those labeled mentally ill it’s been clear that trauma plays a large part in the lives of most of those with psychiatric labels. This blog covers this reality again and again. This simple observation that many of us have made and many others want to deny is beginning to... Continue Reading →
The below words were said when the below video was shared with me by Jeff Burkhart who also authored the following wonderful article on Beyond Meds: Trauma, Fixation and Reactivity – (Somatic Experience) Alan Watts speaking to how the fixation of our attention causes us to miss two very important things - the inherent beauty that surrounds... Continue Reading →
For many, spiritual practice represents a way to relax and a way to access peace of mind. We want to feel more calm, more focused; and with our frantic and stressful lives, who can blame us? Nevertheless, we have a responsibility to think bigger that that these days...
Update 2024: IBS is a catch-all term for many diverse gut problems that have some similar symptoms. When I wrote this piece, I had stopped having diarrhea for the first time in about 20 years. I didn't understand how much more work I had to do to truly heal my gut. The victory at the... Continue Reading →
