What Negative Reactions to N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) Can Teach Us About Withdrawal

November 12, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

What can negative reactions to N-Acetylcystein (NAC) teach us about withdrawal and how to handle it in the future?

When do withdrawals stop?

November 5, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

From my perspective, stopping one's medications without a foundation of health to stand on is like putting the cart before the horse. It's just not possible to go anywhere when you do that.

Just Because It's Difficult Doesn't Mean It's Not Worth Doing

October 29, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

Sometimes, the world puts dents in your desire to follow your dreams. Before you even take the first step, the world seems to be opening a door to the future where only the icy wind blows through the blizzards along your path. Would you start your journey anyway?

Believing in Your Dreams and Investing in Yourself

October 22, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

Your dreams can reflect a basic part of who you are before you become that in the world. In other words, a blueprint for your future self. It is in our nature as creators to create ever-evolving states of being.

What to do When Medications and Supplements Don't Help Anymore

October 15, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

What can be done when medications "stop working" and the supplements that are supposed to make withdrawal easier make you feel worse?

At the Airport: Signs of a Changing America

October 8, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

Let's call out the culture of division and disenfranchisement gradually increasing around us. Ostracizing one group to create fake unity for another was, and continues to be, a failed social experiment.

Returning to Life-affirming Moments in Childhood

October 1, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

Our childhoods aren't just bags of traumas that we fish around in, pull out an issue, and talk about in therapy. Rather, our childhood can tell us a great deal about our innocence and pure-heartedness, who we are deep inside, and how we wanted to evolve.

The Little Red Hen's Lesson on Love

September 24, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

Though we may try to capture it through writing, music, or speech, love’s spiritual essence cannot be reduced to three or two-dimensional space. Love is not just a verb; it is a multi-actioned-verb.

To Deserve or Not to Deserve, That is the Question

September 17, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

What stands between you and everything you want in life? Is it something external to you? Your relationships? Your job? Your health? Or is it something within you that you can't easily point to?

Supplement Mistakes that Worsen Medication Withdrawal

September 10, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

I share a true story involving a confluence of mistakes that taught me many important lessons about being more careful with these powerful tools that I tend to take for granted.

What to do Before Lowering Medications

September 3, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

Life is a process. Becoming a holistic psychiatrist is a process. I want to share an indispensable truth about the process of medication withdrawal—preparation.

Healing Sexual Relationships in Two Sessions or Less!

August 27, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

I would never have anticipated that anyone would ask me to help them heal their sexual problems. But in the process of helping these patients, I discovered that energy medicine has an amazing ability to help resolve serious issues.

Healing the Spiritual Self

August 20, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

Because healing at the spiritual level can be so powerful, I try to spend extra time teaching struggling patients about its benefits. This is especially important for those who cannot benefit from supplements or medications.

For the Fun of It: Living in Harmony with Joy

August 13, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

I’ve discovered that embracing fun and joy in life as an ongoing discipline isn't self-indulgent. Rather, it promotes a healthy lifestyle. My healing experience led to greater compassion for myself that allowed me to experience a happier life.

How can holes help us rise?

August 6, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

Though I don't know if my conversations were with God, my "higher self," or just a part of my imagination, I did feel information flowing through me from a source beyond my conscious awareness.

Through the Looking Glass: Viewing Stressors' Effects Using Energy Testing

July 30, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

Working together with patients to manage and control stress levels and their negative effects can prevent future relapse and make the difference between a successful or failed medication taper.

People Are Lovable Close-Up. Gain Insight.

July 23, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

By getting to know my patients close up, I continue to polish off many sharp judgments and prejudices I gathered from past experiences: like a rock bouncing along and getting smoother along the way.

Obtaining Your Heart's Desire and the Meaning of Cinderella's Glass Slipper

July 16, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

Too often we believe that if the circumstances and the person were perfect, true love would occur. But no, true love actually begins when we have the courage to remain authentic to who we truly are.

Understanding the Meaning Behind "Side Effects"

July 9, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

As my I shifted to a more holistic perspective, I began to connect side effects to their biochemical processes, or lack thereof. Because of this approach, my practice attracted patients who couldn't tolerate their medications due to side effects.

What is "Life Energy" and how does it work?

July 2, 2019 Alice W. Lee, MD

It doesn't matter what you call this energy. What is important is that your mind is dialed to the right channel.