Hosted by Maria Ingalla & Tabitha Arey · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 20 episodes
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Welcome to Brain Trash , where we rip off the sugar-coated filter and talk about the raw, messy, and frustrating realities of psychiatry . Hosted by psychiatric nurse practitioners who know the system inside and out, this podcast is for clinicians tired of textbook psychiatry BS and everyday people trying to make sense of their mental health . 💊 Overdiagnosis. Self-diagnosis. Medications that help. Medications that ruin lives. The DSM. The WTFs of mental health. If you’ve ever side-eyed a diagnosis, questioned your meds, or felt like the system was failing you—you're not alone. No gatekeeping. No corporate-sanitized psychiatry. Just honest, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergence, trauma, the cracks in the system, and what we need to do differently. 🔥 If you’ve ever felt dismissed by a mental health provider or questioned the way we do this—hit subscribe. Let’s rethink psychiatry together.</
Maria Ingalla & Tabitha Arey hosts Brain Trash: Psychiatry from DSM to Dumpster Fire, a health show with 20 episodes published.
Send us questions here! This episode dives into one of the most frustrating realities facing the neurodivergent community: getting an autism diagnosis is harder than it should be — and that's not an accident. We explore
Send us questions here! In this episode of Brain Trash , Maria and Tabitha unpack how hormones hijack mental health, especially for people with ADHD navigating birth control, perimenopause, menopause, and hormone replace
Send us questions here! In this episode of Brain Trash, Maria and Tabitha unpack the hormonal chaos of pregnancy and postpartum through a neurodivergent lens. They explore what happens to neurotransmitters during pregnan
Send us questions here! Your hormones aren’t just background noise — they’re out here running monthly side quests that impact mood, focus, energy, and mental health. In this episode, Maria and Tabitha dig into how the me
Send us questions here! Are psychedelics the future of psychiatry—or just another wave of hype? In this episode, Maria and Tabitha sit down with John Greeley to break down what the research really says about psychedelics
Send us questions here! Ketamine has been called a breakthrough treatment for depression, PTSD, and anxiety. But behind the hype lies a complex reality. In this episode of Brain Trash , Maria Ingalla, Tabitha Arey, and J
Send us questions here! Buying cannabis shouldn’t feel like gambling with your mental health—but often it does. From high-THC strains that increase risk of negative outcomes to poorly regulated CBD products for kids, can
Send us questions here! "I Want To Rip My Skin Off": Sensory Hell and Sex What does sex feel like when sensory input is overwhelming or painful? In this episode of Brain Trash, we explore the intense (and often unspoken)
Send us questions here! The Safe Word is “Consent”: The Psychology of Autism and Sex What do kink, structure, and sensory regulation have in common? For many autistic individuals, BDSM isn’t just about pleasure—it’s abou
Send us questions here! WELCOME TO THE SECOND SEASON OF BRAIN TRASH! Autism and Sex: Myths, Consent, and Neurodivergent Intimacy This episode of Brain Trash takes a bold step into a rarely discussed space: the intersecti
Send us questions here! Why Autistic Brains Struggle with Sleep | Brain Trash Podcast In this episode of Brain Trash, Maria Ingalla and Tabitha Arey unpack the science and lived experiences behind sleep struggles in auti
Send us questions here! In this episode of Brain Trash, hosts Maria Ingalla and Tabitha Arey take a brutally honest look at what psychiatric diagnosis actually means in 2025. From rushed 15-minute appointments to diagnos
Send us questions here! RFK's proposed Autism Registry isn’t about public health—it’s about power. This week on Brain Trash, we dive into the controversial Autism Registry plan and what it means for neurodivergent commun
Send us questions here! Is it clumsiness — or is it dyspraxia? In this episode of Brain Trash, Maria Ingalla and Tabitha Arey break down what developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia) actually looks like — and why
Send us questions here! In this conversation, Maria Ingalla and Tabitha discuss the implications of a new executive order related to child abuse prevention, focusing on the controversial topic of gender ideology and its
Send us questions here! Summary Psychiatric meds but make it a high school yearbook superlative. 🏆 In this episode of Brain Trash, Maria and Tabitha dive into the chaotic world of mental health medications—who’s the MVP
Send us questions here! Episode Summary: Mental health is under fire—again. In this episode, Maria and Tabitha break down the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ executive order and its dangerous implications for people with au
Send us questions here! Summary In this episode, Maria and Tabitha explore the intricate connections between neurodivergence and connective tissue disorders, particularly focusing on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and POTS. They
Send us questions here! Autism has long been boxed into a narrow stereotype—white, male, socially awkward, obsessed with trains. But what about the autistic people who don’t fit that mold? The girl who made it to adultho
Send us questions here! Is TikTok actually helping people understand neurodivergence, or is it just fueling a wave of self-diagnoses? In this no-BS, unfiltered first episode of Brain Trash, we’re tackling the big debate
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