ValeriePsychotherapist

Heated debate w/ Columbia University Professor of Psychiatry dropping Thursday. He definitively stated that Serotonin Hypothesis of depression is settled science & challenged @joannamoncrieff conclusions. Believes there is no controversy in the field. He agreed to debate the…

Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Ozzy Osborne. Hulk Hogan. And now, Chuck Mangione. 😥

Robin Williams would’ve turned 74 today This thread will brighten up your day 🧵 1. His improvised scene in Good Will Hunting made the cameraman laugh so hard the camera started shaking. Matt Damon's reaction is authentic.

I can't believe this was recorded 44 years ago, no autotune, no playbacks, just pure talent

Psychiatrists induce a generalised seizure, often referred to as a "grand mal" seizure, when they #electroshock a patient. Yes, inducing a seizure is their expressed intention when shocking a patient. When the patient receives multiple #ECT "treatments", the seizure threshold…

It's tough being a mom.

In therapy, grief doesn’t always show up with tears. It shows up in the client who jokes through sessions. In the partner who nitpicks. In the endless scrolling late at night. In Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, I show how what looks like “bad behavior” is often a disguise for…

💜 Oh my goodness this is so thought provoking, wow! ‘Emotional safety was earned’ that speaks volumes to me. 💜

I disappear when I need help the most. Not because I don’t want support. Because I don’t know how to ask without feeling like a burden.

Validation is an important part of the healing journey because someone else recognizes and accepts our internal experiences as cogent. This article looks at how psychotherapy with a good therapist can help survivors gain insight to their unique challenges. buff.ly/45jAMSM

Sometimes, growth is realizing when someone lacks effort and repeatedly gives you the bare minimum, it's a red flag, a reminder for you to take a step back, rather than an invitation to try harder, give more to prove your worth, and "earn" their effort.

🎧 LISTEN NOW! The first four episodes of The GRACE Awakening Podcast are LIVE! The GRACE Awakening Podcast, hosted by GRACE staffers Robert Peters, Zane Hart, and Hannah Fordice, explores the complex and often hidden dynamics of abuse and power within the church. Our initial…

The drugging of elderly people is not the only legacy of psychiatric interference in the care of senior citizens. Indiscriminate use of violent restraints and electroshock, also known as #ECT, on the elderly is also responsible for needless suffering. While psychiatrists openly…

Trauma didn’t give me strength. It gave me trust issues. Panic attacks. A hyperaware brain that won’t shut off. It gave me nights I couldn’t sleep. Relationships I couldn’t maintain. And a body that flinches at safety because it doesn’t recognize it. My trauma didn’t teach me…

Blair and Brooke Harber were found with their hands interlaced & a rosary entwined in their fingers 💔 At 3:30am, as flood waters filled their cabin, they texted their parents: “I love you." They were just 11 & 13, with extraordinary faith Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord

NEW: Rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan, who saved 165 people during the Texas floods, says he recently became a rescue swimmer and this was his first rescue mission. “I got on scene, boots on the ground at Camp Mystic and discovered I was the only first responder there.” “I had about…

For two and a half hours, this man dismissed black box suicide warnings, handwaved away hidden pharmaceutical trial data, and casually ignored international drug safety alerts—all while maintaining the smug certainty that only comes from never having your worldview challenged by…

The most stunning rendition ever… God Bless America by @PiaToscano. No words. Just watch & listen.

Psychiatry often doesn’t treat trauma. It sedates the nervous system until you stop complaining.