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Anneke Sips discusses the hidden trauma within the psychiatry system and its impact on individuals labeled as psychotic.

Get instant access to Kelly's Beauty Backroom event here . Learn more about Kelly's Relaxed Woman System here . Most of what gets labeled psychosis isn't psychosis at all. My guest, Anneke Sips, spent over 25 years inside Dutch psychiatry as a psychiatric nurse, crisis worker, and trauma therapist before founding Network Yoga Therapy and writing Wisdom of Psychosis. She knows the isolation rooms, the forced injections, and the court proceedings from the inside. She also knows what happens when you stop reaching for restraints and start actually listening. We talk about the day-to-day reality of psychiatric wards that most people will never see, the choreography of medication compliance, the way fear in the provider creates the danger they claim to be managing, and the deep fear, especially in women, of being found crazy. If you've ever wondered what would happen if the person across from you didn't flinch when you described your inner world, this is that conversation. You’ll learn: [00:00] Introduction [07:32] Psychiatric systems can train people to identify with illness instead of healing [12:48] Medication becomes the default response before deeper causes are explored [18:55]…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Brogan MD

Guest: Anneke Sips

Topics covered

• psychiatry
• trauma
• psychosis
• mental health
• medication
• stigma

Keywords

• psychiatry
• trauma
• psychosis
• medication compliance
• mental health stigma
• inner experiences
• female mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Network Yoga Therapy

Books & works: Wisdom of Psychosis

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