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Enough with the polite language! The modern mental health system is not failing by accident. It is doing exactly what it was built to do : move massive amounts of psychiatric drugs into human bodies while calling it care. This isn’t about “a few bad actor s. " It ’s abo ut a business model that requires people to stay sick, dependent, and compliant . And if that sentence makes anyone uncomfortable— good. It should. This Is Not a Medical Model. It’s a Sales Model. Let’s start

Every time that headline appears — “Over one billion people worldwide live with a mental disorder”  (WHO, 2025) - I feel something close to rage. Not because people aren’t hurting. They are. But because this headline turns human suffering into a neat, sellable crisis — a story that just happens to benefit all the right industries. It treats pain like a commodity. It treats fear like a funding strategy. It treats humanity like a diagnosis. And I’m exhausted by it. 1. The worl

When did we decide that being human is a disease? Seems to me about 20 years ago. Every mood, every quirk, every hard season—now stamped with a code from the DSM and billed to insurance. Sad? You have depression. Angry? That’s a mood disorder. Nervous before speaking? Social anxiety. Can’t focus on boring bullshit? ADHD. It’s the industrialization of human emotion. The factory line starts with a checklist. End point: a diagnosis, a prescription, and a monthly bill. The proble

Trauma is not “just in your head.” It lives in your body, nervous system, and subconscious. It changes your stress responses, your sense of safety, and even how you view yourself. But healing isn’t a mystery. Here are five scientifically proven, evidence-based trauma recovery tools —and how you can begin using each one right now. 1. Somatic Therapy: Releasing Trauma From the Body Trauma lives in the body—and that's where healing begins. Why it works: Trauma often gets "stored

In working in the human service field for over 25 years, I have seen this happen 100s and 100s of times to people who deserve to live full lives, NOT be stuck in a system that disempowers their clients. It usually starts innocently: You’re overwhelmed. Grieving. Anxious. You’ve been through a breakup, the death of a loved one, a job loss, some other traumatic event, or maybe just feel like something is “off.” A well-meaning friend or doctor says, “You should talk to someone.”

Mental health c are is meant to prioritize well‑being—but growing concerns are emerging that some agencies in Buffalo, NY, might be...

Let's not pretend anymore that the mental health system is one of healing. It isn't. It is one of profit. And if you ever do start...

We've been told for decades a straight-up lie: depression is caused by a "chemical imbalance" in the brain—a low level of serotonin....

Based on Michael Alexiuk’s Power Therapy In the last post, I said it like it is: If you want strong mental health, stop coping. Start...

(Based on Michael Alexiuk’s Book - Power Therapy) I discovered this book almost 30 years ago and it completely changed my life. It also...

Does mental health medication work? For most people, the answer is NO! Certainly not in the way we have been told they do. Let’s get one...

We all have a "shadow"—the desires, feelings, and memories we'd rather cram in a back closet than admit to ourselves. First described by...

The vagus nerve is the body’s long, wandering superhighway from the brainstem to the gut. When it’s firing well (“high vagal tone”), your...

Anxiety is something most of us feel at some point in our lives. It’s that racing heart before a big meeting, the tight chest when...

Depression Isn’t Just in Your Head — It’s in Your Life: What Johann Hari Gets Right We’re often told that depression is a chemical...

Let’s stop pretending. Let’s stop nodding along with the lie that antidepressants are the magic bullet for depression. Because they’re...

Please don’t beat the shit out of yourself for being anxious sometimes. It’s perfectly normal. Life is goddamned scary as f*ck.  Just...

As long as I can remember I go through periods – daily, weekly – where I feel horribly “ off ”. I’m bored, irritable, anxious, sad,...