Brooke Siem

2 weeks ago | madinamerica.com | Brooke Siem

Nelson Lee is a therapist and mental skills coach with a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and an MBA. In 2024, he attempted to get off antidepressants that he’d been on for 15 years. This led to significant long-term medication withdrawal that Nelson is still navigating at the time of this interview. As a therapist, Nelson specializes in helping clients transform their relationships with themselves and others and overcome anxiety and OCD.

3 weeks ago | brookesiem.substack.com | Brooke Siem

The Antidepressant Coalition for Education (ACE) — a newly formed 501(c)(3) nonprofit — is working to ensure that those harmed by antidepressants are finally heard. ACE has launched two urgent initiatives, and your immediate participation both actions is critical to their success. ACE has formally petitioned the FDA to recognize and address the serious, long-overlooked risks associated with antidepressant medications.

1 month ago | brookesiem.substack.com | Brooke Siem

Hi everyone. Apologies for my radio silence over the last few weeks. In addition to focusing more of my efforts on social media and getting distracted by a long weekend of lambsitting (yes, you read that right), I just returned from two weeks of hybrid personal/professional travel in New York and Costa Rica. It was one of those trips that shakes something loose within. I may have returned to the same set of circumstances, but I am different. The inner compass has moved.

1 month ago | brookesiem.substack.com | Brooke Siem

May is here. Along with the soft blooms of spring, sundresses, and the sweet suspension of dusk, Mental Illness Marketing Month—I mean, Mental Health Awareness Month—has arrived. Prepare for pithy videos encouraging you to “break the stigma” and “turn your struggles into strength.” Watch for #MyMentalHealth to trend on social media. Notice how the subtle call to “talk to your doctor” or “don’t be afraid to get treatment” works its way into every media segment and article.

2 months ago | brookesiem.substack.com | Brooke Siem

“Five years too late!” I joked with a friend after posting my first talking head, withdrawal education video on Instagram, referring to how unbelievably delayed I am in distilling this information into short-form video on Instagram and TikTok. “Ten years,” he said, correcting me in clock time. It’s true. Instagram came out with video capability in 2013. I went into antidepressant withdrawal in 2016 and started talking about it publicly in 2017.