Author: Monica

Monica

the surrendered path

green and white grass field for when I'm in guidance there is no thought whatsoever. I watch and learn. My body is a channel of the divine. This is the nature of the surrendered path I live.

New Post when I'm in guidance there is no thought whatsoever. I watch and learn. My body is a channel of the divine. This is the nature of the surrendered path I live. the above is true, while I am also in a hell realm most of the time. So it's hard to explain to people. I learn all about humanity, however from here. We really cannot know ourselves without a deep dive into shadow. I, for whatever reason, was called to the fringes of the human experience...all with the afflicted body being mirror for the human condition and that which is happening on the planet right now.

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Dissociation and psych drugs

tree of life for dissociation and psych drugs

Here's an important thing to understand about psychiatric drugs. Mental health conditions, just about all of them, are forms of dissociation from the body. Psychiatric drugs, across the board, dissociate one further from the body. Thus, they make the issues worse. When people actually do find relief on psych drugs, that's real and some people find in that kind of relief an opportunity to seek other ways of healing. Other people, however, never get off of the drugs and slowly their metabolic processes and capacity to detoxify diminish further. Thus, we get the statistic that people on psych meds die 25 years earlier on average.

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Search on Beyond Meds

abstract painting of a sea at dusk for search on beyond meds

I use a paid search engine to make this site competitive with what's out there these days (just for accessibility, mind you... I'm not into marketing anymore) ... There a a bunch of staggered payments for upgrades. This one for search caught me by surprise. I would love some help if you feel so inclined.... Continue Reading →

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Chronic illness: a kaleidoscopic view

a kaleidoscope/// for chronic illness a kaleidoscopic view

have learned that there is much you can say about chronic illness in general. I have spent almost a full 2 decades studying all manner of chronic conditions. My condition led me to do this as I have rotating symptoms that fit a multitude of diagnosis. Because of that I gave up on diagnosis a long time ago and started noticing that from where I stood all chronic illness has undeniable similarities with a lot of crossover symptoms from one condition to another. Every human being is unique and no two illnesses are the same even when a diagnosis is the same.

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Withdrawal anniversary: 16 years

The last time I did an anniversary post was 8 years ago. It's my birthday too. I was born on this day. So it's been my anniversary and my birthday for 16 years. I'm drug injured and seriously so. I've never regretted coming off psych drugs.

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Freeze trauma response

frozen river photo taken by Monica Cassani for Freeze trauma response

It seems that a lot of peoples most common trauma response is *freeze*. Americans feel helpless. Learned helplessness might also be considered a trauma freeze response. The first action one must take is to become aware of the potential for freezing. Once you recognize it you can start listening to the freeze and responding to your own body and how it wants/needs to unfreeze. It's critical that we all learn to unfreeze now. Look/feel within and follow your heart. Your heart knows the way out of freeze. Your journey out of freeze will be your own. Trust/feel your body and respond. Get creative. It's within us all. The body is the only way back to humanity.

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Steven Morgan: friend, colleague and super human being

photo of Steven Morgan against a tree...

Stephen Morgan has died. Here is the Facebook Announcement from Intentional Peer Support He was a rare individual, loved by everyone who knew him. A beautiful light gone from this plane too soon I've never forgotten the first time I met him. He came to my home in Asheville at the beginning of all the beautiful connections made among those in the mad movement online. He was 26. He literally shone like a light. His face is etched in my memory when I opened the door and saw him for the first time and he felt like my brother. He shared eight articles that he wrote here on Beyond Meds. In his memory I ask that if you've not read them before, please do. And if you have read them, you might just find that they're wonderful a second time around. I felt honored at the time that he would want me to share his work. And now I'm so glad that I have this small body of his beauty kept here in the archives. the collection is below:

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Recover loudly

when we recover loughly we keep others from dying quietly. for

that's right. I also wouldn't be alive if I hadn't been the voice of Beyond Meds...an early, now prototype, of all the relentless chatter out there. It's weird because it brought so much chaos as well. And I've had many tell me the words I shared altered their lives for the better. My entire life is paradoxical and I also know without my incessant need to **speak it** I would not be alive.

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be the snake: eat yourself

ouroboros-icons be the snake, eat yourself

I feel the spirochete — lyme “disease” causing bacteria like a spiral snake…kundalini, no less, clearing out my body like KALI…goddess of destruction and creation be the snake. eat yourself. includes: Ouroboros image collection (a symbol that appears in many cultures) be the snake: eat yourself - was first published a couple of years ago on All Signal. (monicacassani.com) The Ouroboros snake symbol is a live metaphor for my somatic process. I am posting it here in the event that it resonates with others. If it does I'd love to discuss. The facebook page or the comment section on this site are both available

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Center for Spiritual Emergence – Brack Jefferys PhD

close up of dew on evergreen needle twig for Center for Spiritual Emergence – Brack Jefferys PhD

it's been some years now. never got an apology or acknowledgment. I remain uncompensated for my time. the center is still in operation as far as I can tell. Update: I have heard from two women who have reported similar abuse. One of them has known Brack for many years and says this is a... Continue Reading →

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