Episode #968
Kelly Brogan
Books mentioned
Sex at Dawn
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:07:04
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Mentioned by Kelly Brogan · at 00:17:14
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Anatomy of an Epidemic
Mentioned by Kelly Brogan · at 01:04:15
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A Mind of Your Own
Mentioned by Kelly Brogan · at 02:10:18
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Kelly Brogan, a psychiatrist and author, discusses her skepticism toward hormonal contraception and psychiatric medication, emphasizing personal agency, lifestyle, nutrition, and community in mental health. The episode also covers medication withdrawal, placebo and nocebo effects, pharmaceutical marketing, antibiotic overuse, her book, and criticism of her views and experiences online.
What they talked about
- Critique of psychiatric medication and Big Pharma
- Alternative approaches to mental health: diet, lifestyle, meditation
- Role of nutrition in mental illness (e.g., gluten sensitivity, B12 deficiency)
- Student loan debt and its psychological impact
- Kundalini yoga and nervous system rewiring
- Astroturfing and online trolls against medical dissenters
- Cultural outrage and identity politics (e.g., burrito cultural theft)
- Colloidal silver and herbal antimicrobials
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