She was on 47 meds over 28 years. Here's how she healed.

You Are Not What This Wave Is Telling You

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet] If I'm in a withdrawal wave right now, the negative thoughts can feel completely real. In this video I talk about what those thoughts actually are, why my brain makes them, and what's true even when I can't feel it. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/what-your-brain-is-doing-in-a-withdrawal-wave [https://lifeaftermeds.com/what-your-brain-is-doing-in-a-withdrawal-wave] Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips [https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips] If you're having thoughts of self-harm, here are support hotlines around the world: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country] 00:57 The Thoughts That Feel True But Aren't, 02:43 Naming What This Actually Is, 03:42 Why Your Brain Writes Dark Stories, 05:21 What Is True About You, 06:17 What a Window Shows You, 07:54 I Couldn't See It Either, 08:58 You Will Re-Emerge Heads up: this channel offers education, support, and community, not medical or therapy advice or services. Nothing here replaces professional care from a doctor or licensed mental health provider. By engaging with this channel, you accept full responsibility for your own choices and outcomes. No results are guaranteed. Full disclaimer: https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers [https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers] 💬 Let's keep the comment section an encouraging and kind place. 🙏

Shame, Guilt, and Spiritual Disconnect In Withdrawal

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet] In this conversation, we share what we learned through our own healing: that spiritual disconnect is a symptom of the injury, not a sign of failed faith, and that the feeling of connection comes back. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/shame-guilt-spiritual-disconnect-during-withdrawal [https://lifeaftermeds.com/shame-guilt-spiritual-disconnect-during-withdrawal] Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips [https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips] If you're having thoughts of self-harm, here are the support hotlines around the world: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country] * 00:00 A Taboo We Need to Talk About * 02:31 When Every Relationship Goes Quiet * 04:00 "When Will the Spiritual Part Grow Back" * 06:29 Your Brain Is Hunting for Blame * 09:25 Checkbox Faith, Dark Woods, Real Joy * 16:28 The Lie That You're Being Punished * 19:41 Old Wrongs on a Loop * 24:59 Less Alone in the Aloneness * 28:43 Withdrawal Has an Expiration Date Heads up: this channel offers education, support, and community, not medical or therapy advice or services. Nothing here replaces professional care from a doctor or licensed mental health provider. By engaging with this channel, you accept full responsibility for your own choices and outcomes. No results are guaranteed. Full disclaimer: https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers [https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers] 💬 Let's keep the comment section an encouraging and kind place. 🙏

What Nobody Tells You to Prepare Before Tapering

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet] Before you begin tapering your psychiatric medication, there are a few things worth having in place. I walk through how to build a support system, what coping strategies can help you ride out the hard waves, and how to think through your lifestyle so you have real margin when it gets rough. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/before-you-start-tapering-support-coping-and-lifestyle-prep [https://lifeaftermeds.com/before-you-start-tapering-support-coping-and-lifestyle-prep] Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips [https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips] If you're having thoughts of self-harm, here are the support hotlines around the world: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country] 00:00 Prep Before You Taper 01:13 Who You Need in Your Corner 03:54 Building Support Mid-Taper 07:39 Groups and Withdrawal Buddies 09:40 Coping When Waves Hit 12:46 Lifestyle and Work Margins 16:21 Resources and What Your Body Can Do Heads up: this channel offers education, support, and community, not medical or therapy advice or services. Nothing here replaces professional care from a doctor or licensed mental health provider. By engaging with this channel, you accept full responsibility for your own choices and outcomes. No results are guaranteed. Full disclaimer: https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers [https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers] 💬 Let's keep the comment section an encouraging and kind place. 🙏

When Withdrawal Makes You Feel Like an Outsider

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet] Relational disconnect is one of the most common and most painful parts of withdrawal, and one of the least talked about. In this video I share what that disconnect actually is, why it happens, and what it looked like for me on both sides of it. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/feeling-disconnected-in-withdrawal [https://lifeaftermeds.com/feeling-disconnected-in-withdrawal] Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips [https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips] If you're having thoughts of self-harm, here are the support hotlines around the world: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country] 00:00 When Withdrawal Cuts You Off 01:15 What Relational Disconnect Feels Like 03:46 It Is Not You 05:08 How to Talk to the People Around You 06:55 Your Inner Circle 08:23 Give Yourself Grace 09:24 What Comes Back 10:53 Life on the Other Side 11:58 Take Heart Heads up: this channel offers education, support, and community, not medical or therapy advice or services. Nothing here replaces professional care from a doctor or licensed mental health provider. By engaging with this channel, you accept full responsibility for your own choices and outcomes. No results are guaranteed. Full disclaimer: https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers [https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers] 💬 Let's keep the comment section an encouraging and kind place. 🙏

Your Brain Can Heal Without Medication

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet [https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet] If you had a diagnosis before you started tapering, you may be wondering whether you were ever really okay, or whether you ever will be. I've been there, flat on my back in agony, asking the same question. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/the-lie-the-system-told-you-about-your-brain [https://lifeaftermeds.com/the-lie-the-system-told-you-about-your-brain] Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips [https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips] If you're having thoughts of self-harm, here are the support hotlines around the world: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines#Crisis_line_organizations_by_country] 00:00 Broken for good? 01:16 When the DSM and psych meds grew up together 02:17 Dependency mistaken for illness 04:27 Two people, same diagnosis, very different outcomes 06:21 "This proves you need meds for life" and why that's wrong 07:22 The belief you can't heal is a symptom 08:46 Flat on my back in agony 09:31 Suffering before the diagnoses came 11:04 What healing from dependency looks like 12:29 What the hard season can give you Heads up: this channel offers education, support, and community, not medical or therapy advice or services. Nothing here replaces professional care from a doctor or licensed mental health provider. By engaging with this channel, you accept full responsibility for your own choices and outcomes. No results are guaranteed. Full disclaimer: https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers [https://lifeaftermeds.com/disclaimers] 💬 Let's keep the comment section an encouraging and kind place. 🙏