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From Anxiety to Advocacy: How Pharmacogenomic Testing Helped My Mental Health Journey

NAMI

” The thought of waiting for results terrified meI was in a bad place mentally and didnt have time to wait and deal with medication trial and error. PGx tests analyze your DNA for genetic variants that may impact how your body metabolizes or responds to certain medications. My platform is mental health.

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“All Real Living Is Meeting”: Brent Robbins on Love, Death, and the Possibilities of Psychology

Mad in America

His work spans everything from the cultural history of mental illness to mindfulness, death anxiety, and resiliencenot the hollow kind that comes from pretending everythings fine, but the kind that comes from staring into the void and refusing to flinch. On a personal note, Brent has played a foundational role in my own journey.