Hosted by Joanna · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 50 episodes
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Hi, I’m Joanna, and this is Life After Meds.If you’re here, you’re probably going through psychiatric drug withdrawal… or you’re trying to understand what someone you love is going through. Either way, I’m really glad you found your way here.After 11 years on all sorts of psychiatric meds, I went through withdrawal myself, and it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It took years. This is where I share what I’ve learned, both from my own recovery and from the people I’ve walked with.
Joanna hosts Life After Meds, a health show with 50 episodes published.
💌 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 s
Show notes💌 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
Show notesI 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 wo
Show notes💌 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 wh
Show notes💌 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 f
Show notes💌 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
Show notes💌 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 de
Show notes💌 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,
Show notes💌 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 warpe
Show notes💌 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 m
Show notes💌 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 dimm
Show notes💌 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:
Show notes💌 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 w
Show notes💌 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 naturall
Show notesIf 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 Tuesday
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Show notes💌 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
Show notes💌 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
Show notes💌 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 whi
Show notes💌 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 trigger
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