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What if the answer to our mental health crisis isn't another prescription?

We're living in a world where depression, anxiety, and loneliness are seemingly everywhere. And somehow, despite more diagnoses, more medications, and more money being poured into mental health treatment, we're still struggling. So what exactly are we missing?

This week, investigative journalist Jeffrey Jaxon of The HighWire joins Blyss and Dr. Stu for a conversation that might make you rethink everything you thought you knew about mental health.

From the chemical imbalance theory and the uncomfortable questions surrounding SSRIs to the pharmaceutical industry's influence on medicine, Jeffrey isn't afraid to go where mainstream conversations often won't.

We're not suggesting medication never has a place. We're asking whether we've forgotten that healing involves more than a prescription.

Because maybe the real mental health crisis isn't just about what's happening in our brains. Maybe it's about what we've lost along the way.

Join us for a conversation that challenges the narrative, asks uncomfortable questions, and reminds us that being human is about more than just managing symptoms.

About Jefferey Jaxen

Jefferey Jaxen is a veteran investigative journalist covering medical, health and a limitless array of breaking news. Also featured in his weekly segment, The Jaxen Report on The HighWire. An accomplished documentary film maker, his film series Jefferey Jaxen Investigates exposes the compelling topics of our time. 

Website: TheHighWire.com / highwire.plus

Substack: substack.com/@jeffereyjaxen

Instagram: @realjeffereyjaxen

References:

https://thehighwire.com/plus/show/jefferey-jaxen-investigates/

https://thehighwire.com/plus/video/jefferey-jaxen-investigates-the-mental-health-crisis-part-1/

https://jeffereyjaxen.substack.com/p/watch-new-episode-of-the-download-288

https://thehighwire.com/the-download/

The Isabella Brown Show: How SSRIs Are Silently Destroying Gen Z, One Zoloft at a Time ft. Lauren Friedman 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4NGoUjOkCEQkMlKZC3pFhJ?si=glcoypyGTgy-fMMP-49LbA

Treatment and Management of Mental Health Conditions During Pregnancy and Postpartum

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/clinical-practice-guideline/articles/2023/06/treatment-and-management-of-mental-health-conditions-during-pregnancy-and-postpartum

An Inconvenient Study

https://www.aninconvenientstudy.com/

Discussed in This Episode

What Is the Mental Health Crisis?