Stephen Beardwood

If we are told to take a prescription for our health we do it without question, but for some reason when we are told to change our diet for our health we readily admit even if we try it, the change won’t last. What if we stopped looking at our brain injuries as Mental Illness […]

A funny thing happened on my way to mental health recovery, I got off my meds. I have several times mentioned the need for an exit plan for prescription meds and unending therapies. At this point I believe that for as many people who suffer mental trauma there are as many solutions. I do not

I struggled for years with hyper-vigilance when I got back to Canada after my tour in Somalia. In the military it is not uncommon to never place your hands in your pocket ‘cause if you do the Sergeant-Major would have you by the … how shall I say, … short and curlies (trying to keep

Every once in a while my brain begins what I call its rage cycle. Very rarely once it begins can I keep it from going through its cycle. I can regulate my activities, and control my diet and to a certain extent my surroundings. But in the end I am a slave to the cycle