Life After Meds

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet In withdrawal, confidence can almost completely vanish. I want to explain the reasons it drops so hard, why the alien feeling isn't your trajectory, and why you are still in there. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/losing-your-confidence-in-psychiatric-drug-withdrawal Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https:...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me I went through depersonalization and derealization (DPDR) in withdrawal, and it was terrifying. Here I share what these symptoms actually are, why the brain does this during healing, why most people aren't haunted by it after it's over, and how to hold on while you're in it. Blog version: lifeaftermeds.com Was this video helpful? Leave a tip If you...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: 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 Was this video h...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: 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 Was this video helpful? Le...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: 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://life...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: 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-withdrawa...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: 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 Was this video helpful? Lea...

I sit down with my friend Elissa to hear her full withdrawal healing story: 28 years on psychiatric medications, 47 different drugs, five hospitalizations, and what finally changed. She shares what got her through the worst of it and what life feels like on the other side. Elissa is now a withdrawal coach at Life After Meds! Book a session with her. Give her channel a follow: Healing After Psychia...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet I spent 10 years on psychiatric medication not knowing what I was missing emotionally. Then withdrawal stripped everything bare. Here's what the withdrawal brain does to your self-perception, and what emotional healing actually looks and feels like on the other side. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/what-the-o...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me I parented three kids through protracted psychiatric drug withdrawal. In this video, I share the warped self-view, the grief, the suicidal ideation, and what helped our family survive it. I also share how being honest with my kids changed everything, and what age-appropriate honesty actually looked like for us. Part 2 covers the anxiety and terror...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Shame can be one of the hardest symptoms of psychiatric drug withdrawal. If you've been feeling like you're especially doomed, broken, or beyond help, this video is for you. I share what I've learned from my own protracted withdrawal and from the people I've walked with through theirs. Blog version: https://lifeafter...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Do you need psychiatric meds to be okay, or is withdrawal and dependency creating that fear? A walk through the most common myths, what dependency looks like, and why your body can return to homeostasis. Not medical advice, always taper with informed medical support. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/do-i-need-...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Part 2 on parenting through psychiatric drug withdrawal. I cover the sheer terror and catastrophizing that comes with withdrawal anxiety, practical ways to protect your kids emotionally when you're at your worst, how to explain it to your village without oversharing, what to do when you lose it, and why repair builds...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Two and a half years off psych meds, here’s what life actually feels like now, the “texture” of being healed, how the darkest season warped everything, what helped me survive minute by minute, and how joy and normal life slowly came back. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/two-and-a-half-years-off-psych-meds-wha...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Two and a half years off meds, and two years after a reinstatement injury, I’m sharing what happened, what symptoms hit, and what helped me hold on until healing took root. This is my personal story, not medical advice. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/my-withdrawal-story-two-and-a-half-years-later Was this vi...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Sleep can fall apart in psych med withdrawal. This video shares a calmer way to think about insomnia, plus simple wind-down cues like dimmer light, less screen time, less sugar, and a steady routine. If sleep won’t come, you’ll hear what to do so the pressure doesn’t spiral. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/st...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet This is part 3 in a series. In the first part, I talked about the healing process, the waves and windows pattern, and what you can expect: https://youtu.be/eCqgkhjCrhw Part 2 was about mindset and how it can promote healing: https://youtu.be/4Hi6j11txl8 This is part 3, about habits. Blog version: https://lifeaftermed...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Part 2 of "How can I heal faster?" focuses on mindset. I share a few simple ways I learned to support my healing during withdrawal, even when my thoughts were automatically negative. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/how-can-i-heal-faster-mindset Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/ti...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet If withdrawal makes it feel like healing isn’t happening... this video explains how recovery often unfolds, slowly, unevenly, and naturally, as your body finds its way back. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/will-i-ever-enjoy-life-again Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips If you'...

If you’re in psych med withdrawal, group support can be a lifeline. I share how groups helped me break isolation, borrow tools, find a healing buddy, and hold on to hope. Starting tomorrow, I'm offering groups on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2PM EST: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Christmas In Dark Places (spoken word): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LpVxPQNEew 321, a free video course: https://321.speaklife.org.uk/course/321 If the holidays feel heavy or hopeless, this is for you. I share what Christmas was like in the depths of withdrawal, and how hope, feeling, and joy slowly returned. Bl...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Depression in withdrawal feels brutal, but it’s a symptom, not your identity. Learn the “withdrawal thought” label, borrow hope, and hold onto what’s true while you heal. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/depression-in-psych-med-withdrawal Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips If y...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Looping thoughts during psych med withdrawal can feel relentless and catastrophic. Here’s a clear way to frame them as a symptom, feed the brain positive inputs, borrow hope from trusted people, and stay on a healing trajectory until the loops ease. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/looping-thoughts Was this vi...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Withdrawal can hit your body hard. Here’s a clear rundown of common physical symptoms, what helped in the moment, and how to pace life while healing. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/physical-symptoms-of-psychiatric-drug-withdrawal Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds.com/tips If you're h...

💌 Join my email list for a free 1-1 call with me: https://lifeaftermeds.com/meet Cortisol surges during psych med withdrawal can feel like body-wide alarm. I share how they hit, what helped in the moment, simple triggers to avoid, and why they eased with time. Blog version: https://lifeaftermeds.com/cortisol-surges-in-psych-med-withdrawal Was this video helpful? Leave a tip: https://lifeaftermeds...