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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Engaging desire

gold and red tones with the words "contemplating desire"

There’s nothing wrong with desire. It is however a form of seeking. In acceptance of the eternal now there’s only what is happening. *** When in flow nothing need be pursued. *** Honest and clear desire pursued is not just about self gratification but more importantly the fulfillment of physiological need. We are a well... Continue Reading →

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Criminalizing Resistance

did you know that wanting freedom used to be classified as a mental disorder?

By Vanessa Krasinski (short video included) Did you know that wanting freedom used to be classified as a mental disorder? In 1851, Samuel Cartwright, US physician and slave owner, coined the term Drapetomania, a so-called mental disorder known as ‘runaway slave syndrome.’ It wasn’t a mental illness. This diagnosis was a tool to codify in criminalized resistance. While Drapetomania is no longer a medical diagnosis, the underlying pattern hasn’t changed. The pattern: control through language — erase context, deny legitimacy, protect the oppressor. Yesterday it was “disease”, today it’s “domestic terrorism.”  Today, those who dissent risk being pathologist and criminalized by those in power.  But they’ve always tried to rename resistance. Don’t let them define your terms. Resistance — actions big and small — are a courageous path toward freedom.  Keep going.

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Responses to chaos: swimming in the muck

photo of rocky river responses to chaos: swimming in the muck

the last thing to come when one is healing from trauma is a thick skin...it does, finally come, however. it does. really it's not thick at all. it's porous and everything becomes clear and thus it's easier to move around the chaos and muck. clarity doesn't get rid of the muck! ...

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Tardive Dyskinesia: the Biofilm Connection

multicolored abstract painting for Tardive Dyskinesia: the Complex Connection with Biofilm

I am healing the tardive dyskinesia, which for me, as a result of sustained, long-term mindful attention is clearly an infestation of muliple micro-organisms acting in concert via a highly complex biofilm. ... To call this monster within me a biofilm is highly problematic since most people don’t know what biofilm is and those who do imagine that anything referred to as a film must not be particularly significant. Instead, in truth, it is “biofilm” of some sort that is at the root of all illness. In my experience the TD colonizes every cell in the body, however and is far more complex than what anyone seems to understand. In tardive dyskinesia, these systems of micro-organism architecture that are being organized becomes a snaking, moving, morphing entity that slowly takes over the entire body. It defies the laws of physics as we currently understand them.

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Kick back. Watch the show.

nature scene on a river with kick back watch the show graphic beyondmeds.com monicacassani.com

The immediate met with integrity takes care of all one can do. ....

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everything that frightens us

scary woods foto everything that frightens us

In these times feel good stuff from brilliant poets really need to be challenged. I mean I love Rilke and agree with him in an absolute way, but when you get into a fascist reality controlling your government and world you need to consider all contexts.... I saw this on someone's timeline:

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Decolonizing mental health

decolonizing mental health graphic on fiery red background design

I'm starting to share responses to general trends I'm reading in social media. I don't partake much in social media anymore. Not like I used to, but I am still ghosting around and seeing what is happening on the front lines of thought in critical psych and social justice. Below are some of the responses I've had to common themes that I felt like sharing.

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2025 smelling like 1984

2025 smelling like 1984 ai generated a graphic of an urban scene at night. blurry

2025 smelling like 1984: It's been a while since I've done one of these posts with snippets of thoughts as they arise. Many get posted on social media first. Given the current political reality I've mostly been adjusting and hoping the contemplation comes to some fruition as I allow the acclimation process. So, really, I've... Continue Reading →

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