Monica Cassani
@monicac.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
it can still be a rough ride and not look anything like we might want or expect. So it’s okay to think it sucks sometimes too…because it can. Breaking down old habits and beliefs is hard work. Being able to see the wonder even in the midst of hell...however. beyondmeds.com/2012/12/09/l...
November 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
it can still be a rough ride and not look anything like we might want or expect. So it’s okay to think it sucks sometimes too…because it can. Breaking down old habits and beliefs is hard work. Being able to see the wonder even in the midst of hell...however. beyondmeds.com/2012/12/09/l...
Seasonal Affective Disorder and depression? or are we fighting nature?
I don’t use the term depression for any darkening of my experience, but I do find that there is a big natural shift in winter that encourages going inward and slowing down.
beyondmeds.com/2018/12/16/s...
I don’t use the term depression for any darkening of my experience, but I do find that there is a big natural shift in winter that encourages going inward and slowing down.
beyondmeds.com/2018/12/16/s...
November 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Seasonal Affective Disorder and depression? or are we fighting nature?
I don’t use the term depression for any darkening of my experience, but I do find that there is a big natural shift in winter that encourages going inward and slowing down.
beyondmeds.com/2018/12/16/s...
I don’t use the term depression for any darkening of my experience, but I do find that there is a big natural shift in winter that encourages going inward and slowing down.
beyondmeds.com/2018/12/16/s...
Joel Marcus, MD prescribed the drugs that harmed me.
Many lives have been harmed by psychiatry. Too many have been abused, sickened, disabled (died too) by and no one takes responsibility while most of society refuses to acknowledge it’s happening. beyondmeds.com/2018/08/10/j...
Many lives have been harmed by psychiatry. Too many have been abused, sickened, disabled (died too) by and no one takes responsibility while most of society refuses to acknowledge it’s happening. beyondmeds.com/2018/08/10/j...
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Joel Marcus, MD prescribed the drugs that harmed me.
Many lives have been harmed by psychiatry. Too many have been abused, sickened, disabled (died too) by and no one takes responsibility while most of society refuses to acknowledge it’s happening. beyondmeds.com/2018/08/10/j...
Many lives have been harmed by psychiatry. Too many have been abused, sickened, disabled (died too) by and no one takes responsibility while most of society refuses to acknowledge it’s happening. beyondmeds.com/2018/08/10/j...
I don’t actually much like the word recover. I use the word TRANSFORM more often. beyondmeds.com/2025/10/26/r...
October 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I don’t actually much like the word recover. I use the word TRANSFORM more often. beyondmeds.com/2025/10/26/r...
This is a wonderful essay — Judi Chamberlin changed the landscape for survivors of psychiatry with the book On Our Own.
Confessions of a non-compliant patient:
beyondmeds.com/2011/01/23/c...
Confessions of a non-compliant patient:
beyondmeds.com/2011/01/23/c...
October 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is a wonderful essay — Judi Chamberlin changed the landscape for survivors of psychiatry with the book On Our Own.
Confessions of a non-compliant patient:
beyondmeds.com/2011/01/23/c...
Confessions of a non-compliant patient:
beyondmeds.com/2011/01/23/c...
dealing with contradictions and multiple seemingly conflicting truths is part of dealing with reality! beyondmeds.com/2015/10/22/i...
October 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
dealing with contradictions and multiple seemingly conflicting truths is part of dealing with reality! beyondmeds.com/2015/10/22/i...
Criminalizing resistance by Vanessa Krasinski beyondmeds.com/2025/10/01/c...
October 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Criminalizing resistance by Vanessa Krasinski beyondmeds.com/2025/10/01/c...
As a white man of profound privilege, I feel a strong conviction that the time has come for me to consistently name privilege, in order to provide greater context and nuance, leading to higher comprehension, understanding, and competency. beyondmeds.com/2017/09/22/l...
September 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As a white man of profound privilege, I feel a strong conviction that the time has come for me to consistently name privilege, in order to provide greater context and nuance, leading to higher comprehension, understanding, and competency. beyondmeds.com/2017/09/22/l...
new post!
See the human family. We are everywhere. We are everyone. Connected like mycelium. beyondmeds.com/2025/09/19/r...
See the human family. We are everywhere. We are everyone. Connected like mycelium. beyondmeds.com/2025/09/19/r...
September 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
new post!
See the human family. We are everywhere. We are everyone. Connected like mycelium. beyondmeds.com/2025/09/19/r...
See the human family. We are everywhere. We are everyone. Connected like mycelium. beyondmeds.com/2025/09/19/r...
If the will was there to spend time people we wouldn’t need to use neurotoxic psych meds except very rarely short term in crisis. what we do now is poison people longterm because it’s easier for society…our public policies as such are eugenic in nature. beyondmeds.com/2022/09/17/t...
September 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If the will was there to spend time people we wouldn’t need to use neurotoxic psych meds except very rarely short term in crisis. what we do now is poison people longterm because it’s easier for society…our public policies as such are eugenic in nature. beyondmeds.com/2022/09/17/t...
More for suicide prevention month :
When suicide ceases to be taboo there will be less suicide.
Reaching out when suicidal can be prohibitive because it’s treated like a crime. People get locked up for being honest about those feelings. beyondmeds.com/2018/06/19/w...
When suicide ceases to be taboo there will be less suicide.
Reaching out when suicidal can be prohibitive because it’s treated like a crime. People get locked up for being honest about those feelings. beyondmeds.com/2018/06/19/w...
September 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
More for suicide prevention month :
When suicide ceases to be taboo there will be less suicide.
Reaching out when suicidal can be prohibitive because it’s treated like a crime. People get locked up for being honest about those feelings. beyondmeds.com/2018/06/19/w...
When suicide ceases to be taboo there will be less suicide.
Reaching out when suicidal can be prohibitive because it’s treated like a crime. People get locked up for being honest about those feelings. beyondmeds.com/2018/06/19/w...
Yes, I’ve personally found that trying to change myself actually gets in the way of healing.
I am okay with acknowledging I am not in control.
Surrender depends on seeing that humans are never in control at all. beyondmeds.com/2015/04/23/l...
I am okay with acknowledging I am not in control.
Surrender depends on seeing that humans are never in control at all. beyondmeds.com/2015/04/23/l...
September 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Yes, I’ve personally found that trying to change myself actually gets in the way of healing.
I am okay with acknowledging I am not in control.
Surrender depends on seeing that humans are never in control at all. beyondmeds.com/2015/04/23/l...
I am okay with acknowledging I am not in control.
Surrender depends on seeing that humans are never in control at all. beyondmeds.com/2015/04/23/l...
Posting this one more time. Hoping I can pay for more than two years and not worry about the larger costs of running it for a while. Please help if you can. Consider both how the site has helped you and how it might help others... beyondmeds.com/2025/08/18/s...
September 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Posting this one more time. Hoping I can pay for more than two years and not worry about the larger costs of running it for a while. Please help if you can. Consider both how the site has helped you and how it might help others... beyondmeds.com/2025/08/18/s...
I’ve been told that sharing my story is a form of recklessness. Some people seem to feel threatened by people’s personal experiences and stories if they differ from their own… beyondmeds.com/2014/07/03/t...
September 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’ve been told that sharing my story is a form of recklessness. Some people seem to feel threatened by people’s personal experiences and stories if they differ from their own… beyondmeds.com/2014/07/03/t...
People want to talk even less about the fact that the traumatized body's microbiome is affected and multiple chronic infections are often part of what chronic illness is. Western medicine is completely out of touch here and we are dying because of it.
August 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
People want to talk even less about the fact that the traumatized body's microbiome is affected and multiple chronic infections are often part of what chronic illness is. Western medicine is completely out of touch here and we are dying because of it.
Empathy and compassion is part of our human inheritance. We are facing some very disturbing socio-economic realties. People with privilege are losing these emotional skills. beyondmeds.com/2015/01/05/w...
August 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Empathy and compassion is part of our human inheritance. We are facing some very disturbing socio-economic realties. People with privilege are losing these emotional skills. beyondmeds.com/2015/01/05/w...
Healing trauma isn’t about denying our feelings.
beyondmeds.com/2025/08/24/e...
beyondmeds.com/2025/08/24/e...
August 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Healing trauma isn’t about denying our feelings.
beyondmeds.com/2025/08/24/e...
beyondmeds.com/2025/08/24/e...
meet up with those who are traveling in the right direction but coming from different places. open your minds and hearts and see the human family!
August 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
meet up with those who are traveling in the right direction but coming from different places. open your minds and hearts and see the human family!
Yup, everybody is completely out of control, but no one actually wants to notice that. Once you notice that nothing matters – just as much as everything does. Kick back. Watch the show. The immediate met with integrity takes care of all one can do. beyondmeds.com/2025/08/24/k...
August 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Yup, everybody is completely out of control, but no one actually wants to notice that. Once you notice that nothing matters – just as much as everything does. Kick back. Watch the show. The immediate met with integrity takes care of all one can do. beyondmeds.com/2025/08/24/k...
Trauma that is held in the body over time freezes…the healing process requires defrosting…it can be painful…physically and emotionally. There is no separation between body and mind. The body is mind, the mind is body. beyondmeds.com/2018/08/22/t...
August 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trauma that is held in the body over time freezes…the healing process requires defrosting…it can be painful…physically and emotionally. There is no separation between body and mind. The body is mind, the mind is body. beyondmeds.com/2018/08/22/t...