Brooke Siem
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first heard May 2026
last heard 15 Jul
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And I wish I like, yeah, the fear for me of not getting better that that whenever that would really come in, like every symptom was ten times, 100 times worse. That's interesting. There's an element of withdrawal that I find to be quite curious, and I think it probably extends to other ailments as well. But it seems particularly sensitive to withdrawal where it's this almost like unconscious ability to create symptoms or make them worse.
Is that something you run into? And I need to be careful in my wording there because people are gonna think I'm not creating this and then they're gonna feel attacked, right? But that's why I wanted to talk to you about it because you probably have more eloquence around this. Yeah, well, I think there's no way when you're dealing and when you're in a protracted injury, it's become chronic. We get stuck in that loop of being focused on our symptoms. It's just a natural way, human nature, the body biology works.
Yeah, that's kind of where I've landed too. I do think it's highly person dependent. I know that for me, I never wanted... I did a therapy similar to IFS, but not exactly the same. And I never wanted to be there. It was never pleasant. But I did recognize that even if I didn't feel better right away, I usually felt better a little bit in the next day or two. But for me, there was something about...
giving voice to the experience as it was happening, that because of the type of therapy was not about rumination. And that's why I think IFS and similar therapies can be such a game changer for something like this, because it's not just...
putting a spotlight on what's going on and letting you talk about it for 45 minutes and then sending you back out into the world. It's actively using the power of your own mind and body to transform what you're experiencing in the moment. And at the same time, I've encountered people or work with folks where it's just like, now's not the time to go digging. Right. And I laugh when you say like, I still, I still see an IFS therapist every couple of weeks and I still like every...
Damn, why didn't I cancel that every time? I don't know why. I can't figure out why I hate it so much given how much it's helped me. It's very odd. I know. It's funny. I'm a therapist. I feel the same way. All right. So as we're kind of winding down here, I think the two final questions I have for you, one is –
I would love to just know your professional thoughts on what you would hope other therapists could learn from your experience and how they can better interact with their patients who are considering going both on and off drugs.
I would hope they would get interested and start wanting to understand this and realize that it is part of our job to understand it. Okay. And then my last question is, what can you leave with the older adults here who are considering going off their medication or who are having experiences of menopause and they're going to go to their doctor who's just going to try them, try and give them a bunch of drugs? What would you say to those folks going through this?
Yeah, it can be done. And we're never too old, never too late if you want it. Well, Marsha, I can't remember the last time I smiled so much talking about such a horrible thing. So thank you so much. Your joy and lightness and perspective through this just comes through so loud and clear. And while I hate that you had to go through this, I love that you're using it to help other people. I think you're making a huge difference.
Oh, that means so much to me. Because really, if you saw me when I was going through it, I was, oh my God, crying all the time. Yep, same. But here we are. Yeah, here we are. Well, thank you so much. If you could, where can the world find you since you are out and talking about that?
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