In this episode of Deepish Conversations, Brian Pierce sits down with Kelsey Martins to talk about growing up on antidepressants, navigating withdrawal, and finding yourself beyond the labels that have become part of your identity.

Kelsey started Zoloft at 12 and now shares her experience through Unmedicating Me, where she offers coaching and peer support. She describes both the help she experienced on medication and the difficulties she encountered when she wanted to come off.

Our conversation centers on a question that reaches beyond medication: when something has explained how you feel for years, how do you make room for a different understanding of yourself?

In this conversation:

• Growing up with anxiety and starting medication
• Kelsey’s difficult first discontinuation experience
• Separating what you feel from who you are
• Acceptance, rest, and the pressure to fix everything
• Getting to know yourself before the process is finished

Both of us share from experiences that are still unfolding. This is not a tapering guide or a claim that coming off medication is the right choice for everyone.

Links

Kelsey / Unmedicating Me: https://www.instagram.com/unmedicating_me/
Deepish Conversations on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz35DCAJXu0CKvb08y2uvcNKSahc5A3eJ
Brian on Substack: https://brianpierce.substack.com/
Brian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woodybepierced

This is a personal conversation, not medical advice. Discuss medication changes with a qualified prescribing clinician.

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