Mad in America

AUGUST 17, 2024

T his is the story of Will, a young man who plunged into an extreme state following exposure to a synthetic street drug, which led to repeat psychiatric hospitalizations—and the effect on family members who supported him along the way. My oldest son, Joe, advocated for Will and c onnected with mental health advocates when Will went missing.

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Hospitality Trauma and the brain Mental health advocacy Mental health policy 120

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Pure portrayed Rose’s autobiographical account of finding that she had OCD, a “mental illness”, and the breakthrough that this medical framework provided her. In this interview, Cartwright charts her journey of painful and lonely disillusionment with the “mental illness” framework. Listen to the audio of the interview here.

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Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Psychedelic therapy Childhood trauma 113

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

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. Hes a professor of psychology and the director of the Psy.D. He earned his Ph.D.

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