Y’all, I love dirt. I find it oddly comforting and grounding (pun intended). Not to mention the fact that the earth has tons of healing properties. A number of these come from the microbes that live in dirt, and others come from simply being in contact with the earth. Basically, it’s looking like having a [...]
Hello there, My name is Dr. Kendra Campbell and I'm a holistic psychiatrist and founder of Free Range Psychiatry. I am seeking a match with a special patient somewhere out there in the universe. You might be my special patient if: You are looking to avoid or get off of psychiatric medications. You are sick [...]
If you were born with ovaries and a uterus and you have anxiety, depression, ADHD or any other mental health problem, I want you to know that your symptoms are very likely caused by a hormone imbalance. We know that at least 80% of women suffer from some type of hormonal imbalance, and this almost [...]
The mainstream pharmaceutical narrative is that OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is a chronic mental illness that requires medication for life. This is actually quite inaccurate and it is possible to treat and even cure OCD without medications. OCD always has a root cause and if it’s treated, the symptoms will disappear without using neurotoxic drugs. Here [...]
Your gut health and your mental health are intimately related, primarily due to the trillions of bacteria in your gut - your microbiome. You might’ve heard about “good” bacteria versus “bad” bacteria, but did you know that some strains have unique roles in mental health? These “psychobiotic” strains are key, and are just one more [...]
"Dr. Kendra Campbell is the founder of Free Range Psychiatry, an organization that believes in the potential for human beings to thrive without the need for psychiatric medications. Imagine going to the psychiatrist and not getting a prescription for an antidepressant, antipsychotic, or antianxiety medication. It’s almost unheard of. Free Range is different. The doctors [...]
It might be surprising to you that your gut health and your mental health are actually quite closely related. In fact, I could even argue that they are the same thing. The science out there surrounding the mind-gut connection is growing by the day. So far we’ve learned that your gut produces around 95% of [...]
We receive messages all the time about how we need to DO MORE. The media tells us that we need to accomplish more and exercise more and this is what I have been telling myself for years. Here's the crazy thing that I've discovered. Apparently, I actually NEED to DO LESS! For the past two [...]
Most Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness and many will be prescribed a psychiatric medication. We are supposedly identifying and treating more and more mental illness, yet suicide rates and disability continue to rise. If medications are the cure for mental illness, why aren’t we getting better? The answer is staring us in [...]
"Children should be seen and not heard." - Old English Proverb We are very good at telling our children "no" and "don't." In fact, it is the daily mantra for almost all parents and caregivers. As my children played at a playground yesterday, I witnessed at least 30 instances of children being told what not [...]
