It may seem odd to you that a psychiatrist is talking to you about your tampons and pads. However, it's actually a very important topic, that most psychiatrists (and other doctors) rarely discuss. Unfortunately, most feminine care products are loaded with tons of toxic chemicals. Tampons can be the most dangerous because vaginas are actually [...]
Psychiatric medications are being prescribed more than ever, suicide rates are skyrocketing, and mental disability is at an all time high. If medications are the cure, why aren't we getting better? Conventional psychiatrists spend very little time with patients and push toxic pills. Medications are frequently the problem. At Free Range Psychiatry, we help patient [...]
You have probably heard the words "integrative," "functional" and "holistic" being used to describe various medical practices. In general, the idea is that these are all different words to describe an alternative to "conventional" medicine, which focuses almost exclusively on medication based treatments. At Free Range, we prefer to use the term "holistic" to describe [...]
We are very excited to announce that we are starting a new series at Free Range Psychiatry where patients will be sharing their stories. Our first patient story comes from Marie. In the video below, Marie talks about her mental health journey before and after finding Free Range Psychiatry. A huge thanks to Marie for [...]
Psychiatry doesn’t have the most pristine track record. Although our intent has always been to help, throughout our history we have had some unfortunate views of what that help should look like. You might be surprised to learn that the Latin root of “psychiatry,” psychiatria, literally translates to “a healing of the soul.” However, what [...]
It is with extreme joy and excitement that I introduce to you....the Free Range Fellowship. Click here to learn more!
I am super excited to announce that I will be a panelist on the upcoming virtual film viewing of the documentary "Medicating Normal." Medicating Normal follows the journeys of a newly married couple, a female combat veteran, a waitress and a teenager whose doctors prescribed psychiatric drugs for stress, depression, sleeplessness, focus and trauma. The [...]
“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day,” said Pooh.” ― A.A. Milne I have had folks ask me what a holistic psychiatrist actually does every day. So, I'm going to give you a peak into my daily life. Yesterday I took notes on my day, and below is an [...]
We are thrilled to announce that due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and changes to telemedicine state licensing laws, we can now offer our psychiatric services to individuals living in most states across the country. We will continue offering our online holistic psychiatric services in states where it is permitted as long as the public [...]
I am super excited to announce that I have officially joined the #SameHere movement. Their mission is to "normalize society’s perception of mental health and make it part of our everyday conversation." You can check me out on their website here.
