In this deeply honest and quietly powerful episode, Dr Alice Lee sits down with Amanda (a pseudonym), who shares her remarkable journey of safely and smoothly withdrawing from three long-term psychiatric medications after 25 years.
What makes Amanda’s story so compelling isn’t just what happened — but how. Despite being labelled with treatment-resistant depression, bipolar disorder, and multiple diagnoses over decades, Amanda experienced an unexpectedly gentle withdrawal process using a holistic, integrative approach that addressed root causes rather than symptoms.
Together, Alice and Amanda explore the layers beneath mental health struggles — grief that was pathologised, long-term medication exposure, trauma, addiction recovery, nervous system regulation, energy sensitivity, belief systems, and the quiet power of self-trust. This is not a “quick fix” story — it’s a story about preparation, mindset, safety, responsibility, and doing the inner work.
This episode offers hope without hype, realism without fear, and a refreshing reminder that healing can look very different when the whole person is supported.