What My Practice Has Taught Me About Patience
Healing is never a one-way street. It is a circular, holistic process where everyone benefits from the therapeutic relationship. Read on for my reflections on how my patients have shown me a great deal about how to be patient myself.
Read More →A Fitting End: My Journey as a Social Enigma
Read about my personal experiences as an immigrant growing up in Utah and my journey as a holistic psychiatrist, where I explored the tension between living authentically and the desire to fit in.
Read More →An Update on My Practice
A lot has been going on in my life and practice: my search for a new home in a different state, the IMMH conference this weekend, and arrangements for the upcoming podcast. Here are just some updates this past week that I hope you’ll find interesting.
Read More →The Meaning of Medication Side Effects
When we take a medication, it creates a variety of side effects: some good and some bad. As a holistic psychiatrist, I’ve come to appreciate patients’ descriptions of side effects because they reveal a great deal of information about a patient’s health and how to properly care for them.
Read More →Resolving Past Medication Trauma
The effects of taking medications go far beyond just the physical. It can rob us of our identity and self-confidence. We must treat the damaging, traumatic effects of medication use (past and present) like they were psychological traumas and not just as biological phenomenon.
Read More →Wanting Can Be Scary by Rue Hass
I came across this essay by Rue Hass, a master EFT therapist who works with highly sensitive people, which I found very helpful and comforting. It’s perfect for those times in our lives when we go for something new and embrace a lot of change.
Read More →Wherever You Go There You Are
As I move to a new location, I will try to remember this important phrase: “wherever you go there you are,” so that I can make every experience a step towards self-awareness and personal growth.
Read More →A Preliminary Peek at The Holistic Psychiatrist Podcast!
The Holistic Psychiatrist Podcast is going to show the impossible, the miraculous, and the existing state of holistic psychiatry: what is currently possible and the patients who have succeeded and are ready to share their amazing healing journeys. Here’s a preliminary peek at some of the material that we’ve already recorded and will be coming out on a weekly basis soon!
Read More →A Holistic Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Serotonin Syndrome
Should 5-HTP be used to help patients during their SSRI withdrawal? In this article, I share a holistic psychiatrist’s perspective on serotonin syndrome and the risks and benefits of using 5-HTP during SSRI withdrawal.
Read More →A Tale About Meditation and Murder
Here’s a story about how my daily morning meditations led me to almost murdering a couple of birds—with hopefully a few helpful insights mixed in!
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