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Jim Kelly might have stayed in Buffalo partially because of his positive experience as a cancer patient at ECMC - but people who arrive at ECMC during the most vulnerable moments of their lives — suicidal, psychotic, traumatized, withdrawing, terrified - do NOT feel the same way as our beloved ex-quarterback. What they encounter instead of care is often: Long waits in chaotic emergency settings Minimal assessment Rapid sedation Security-driven responses Involuntary holds with

Here’s a truth the U.S. mental health system does not want you to sit with for more than five seconds: People diagnosed with schizophrenia do better in countries that don’t over-drug them. Not “a little better. ”Not “in some cases. ” Substantially better.  More recovery. Back to work. back into relationships. Back into actual, enjoyable lives. And this isn’t some fringe, anti-science rant. This comes from their own data  — data that has been quietly minimized, buried, or expl

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

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...

They rarely warn people of the horrible side effects of prolonged (so-called) antipsychotic medication use. You go in for help. You’re struggling—maybe with anxiety, maybe you’ve had a "psychotic break", maybe you’re just scared and overwhelmed. A doctor in a white coat gives you a diagnosis and a prescription for an “antipsychotic.” They say it’ll help stabilize you, calm you down, maybe even “rebalance your brain chemicals.” What they don’t  tell you is this: These drugs ca

Another post about the disgusting, criminal psychiatric system: For over a century, we've treated schizophrenia like a death sentence of the mind. Not because it had  to be that way, but because that's the way it was framed—from the very beginning. Schizophrenia wasn’t always the terrifying label it is today. In fact, it started out as an idea—a theory  of mental deterioration. When Emil Kraepelin coined the term "dementia praecox " in the late 1800s, he wasn’t describing peo

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...

When we talk about medications for psychosis, we usually hear the word antipsychotics . But the older and more accurate term —...