The Heroes' Journey PT1 - The Departure into the Unknown
For the first anniversary of The Holistic Psychiatrist Podcast, I want to honor the outstanding people I've encountered in my holistic psychiatric practice. These individuals (patients and a mother of...
16 Feb 20221h 14min
Alex: Blazing Passion and Living Fully!
For her initial intake form, Alex wrote that her goal was "to be balanced mentally, physically, spiritually so that I can pursue my music with a blazing passion and give it all I've got!" Alex is a vi...
9 Feb 202239min
How Can Families Make a Difference in a Patient's Healing Journey?
Dr. Lee and Jack Rome discuss how families and home environments impact the healing process for a patient. What are the best ways to support a loved one who is going on a healing journey? Can families...
2 Feb 202243min
Why Do I Feel So Bad? Understanding Psychiatric Medication Withdrawal in Less than 10 Minutes
Most people don’t really understand psychiatric medication withdrawal, so it’s easy to assume that all one has to do is lower the medication slowly and the body will do the rest. That is why so many p...
26 Jan 20229min
Out of the Abyss and On to Amazing
Jack M. experienced a shocking trauma that almost paralyzed his ability to move forward in life for years. (Some of the events involve graphic descriptions of suffering and violence that may be diffic...
19 Jan 202249min
You’ve Made Medication Withdrawal Mistakes: Now What!?
In my holistic update article from December 14, 2021, “Top Five Mistakes During Medication Withdrawal,” I described five common mistakes that lead to poor withdrawal outcomes. For those who've already...
12 Jan 202256min
Jane’s Journey: Getting off Lamotrigine/Lamictal after 36 Years
Although Jane never believed she had bipolar disorder, she was prescribed Lamotrigine/Lamictal for bipolar disorder in 1982. In 2018, after taking Lamictal for over 36 years, she wanted to get off of ...
5 Jan 202235min
Camille: A Successful Olanzapine Withdrawal
Olanzapine is one of the hardest antipsychotic medications to taper off safely. Its psychoactive effects impact dopamine, histamine, muscarinic, adrenergic, and serotonin receptors. To lower it withou...
29 Dec 202138min
