159: The Hidden Dangers of Psychiatry & Medications (And What to Do Instead) | Laura Delano

About this episode

Laura Delano discusses the hidden dangers of psychiatry and medications, sharing her personal journey and insights on informed decision-making regarding psychiatric drugs.

Get instant access to Kelly's Beauty Backroom here: KellyBroganMD.com Get your tickets to Kelly's live Audacious Embodiment weekend in Miami, FL here . Is the mental health system really helping people feel better? Laura Delano is an author, speaker, and founder of Inner Compass Initiative, a nonprofit devoted to helping people make informed decisions about psychiatric drugs and how to taper off them safely. She has spent over a decade working with individuals and families around the world seeking guidance and support for psychiatric drug withdrawal. A label can start to shape your life before you even realize it. I heard Laura’s story of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in adolescence and how that diagnosis led to ongoing experiences with psychiatric diagnosis and the use of psychiatric drugs. What unfolds is not only a personal account, but a look at how patient identity can expand while a life contracts, even in the presence of consistent compliance and care. Years of trying to do treatment “right” led to being told she had treatment-resistant mental illness, a conclusion that carried devastating implications about what was possible. She began to question the treatment…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Brogan

Guest: Laura Delano

Topics covered

• psychiatry
• mental health
• psychiatric drugs
• tapering off medications
• patient identity
• informed decisions

Keywords

• psychiatry
• medications
• mental health
• drug withdrawal
• treatment-resistant
• bipolar disorder
• patient identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Inner Compass Initiative

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