Aging and mental health Blog Trauma and the brain 
Mad in America
MARCH 6, 2025
And therein is a critical lesson for todays mental health system, and how it should strive to ensure that everything about us is with us, not without us. T his historical record of Oregons first state hospital, the Oregon State Insane Asylum, from its opening in 1883 until the mid-1950s, will focus on the experiences of patients there.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Eugene Gendlin In a previous blog, I wrote about my experiences in psychedelic therapy, and the ways that the psychedelic-assisted therapy model by design perpetuates one of our cultures deepest wounds: feeling alone. Listening shows that the nature of human beings is nothing like socialized content. Midday) — Jena, April 24th 1884.
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Mad in America
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
I will always wonder whether I got worse because of me or because of damage to my brain? Children are being given psychiatric drugs at younger and younger ages, including powerful antipsychotics, and being treated for the abuse they receive in the harsh world of the homeless. T his is all written to the best of my memory.
Mad in America
AUGUST 10, 2024
It will be easier to dive into the depths of darkness and despair that I went through as a mental health patient if I start with a story of hope. I am typing this blog in the back of a taxi wending its way to the airport through the hilly landscape of Sardinia, my beautiful daughter sleeping in the seat beside me.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The following is the second excerpt adapted from Healing Companions , a book by the MIA author Sam Ruck (his pen name) that describes his life with, and love for, his wife and her “alters.” His earlier installment addressed the problems with “psychosis.” I’ve repeatedly seen this with my wife. For instance, what are “delusions”?
Mad in America
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Waking dreams are natural phenomenathat occurwhen people experience dreamlike mental activities while awake. It represents a hybrid mental state on the edge between wakefulness and sleep, where imagination and reality blur. I experienced waking dreams for the first time in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lightwork
DECEMBER 26, 2024
This stark difference isn’t just a statistical anomalyit reflects complex biological, social, and cultural factors that shape women’s mental health experiences. You’ll discover how biological factors, cultural influences, and age-related challenges contribute to anxiety in women.
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