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Unmedicated Clarity: How I Reclaimed My Voice After Psychiatry Silenced It

Trudie Averett - April 18, 2025 57

My healing didn’t begin with that pill. It began the moment I stopped handing over my truth for someone else to interpret.

In the News

PTSD Treatments Work Equally Well, But Who They Work For Still...

May 14, 2025

Study Reveals Emotional Burden and Moral Distress Faced by Peer Support...

May 13, 2025

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Antidepressant Withdrawal Is Common and Debilitating

May 12, 2025

Diagnosis: Placebo Effect

More Evidence That Antidepressants Work Via Placebo Effect

May 9, 2025

Blogs

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The Wound That Speaks

May 14, 2025

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Beyond the Pill Paradigm: Reclaiming Humanity in Mental Health Care

May 13, 2025

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Power, Privilege & Controlling the Narrative: Vested Interests in ‘Mental Health’

May 12, 2025

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The Roots of Emotional Illness: Emotional Conditioning

May 11, 2025