Reclamation Radio with Kelly Brogan MD

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Is the mental health system really helping people feel better?

Laura Delano is an author, speaker, and founder of Inner Compass Initiative, a nonprofit devoted to helping people make informed decisions about psychiatric drugs and how to taper off them safely. She has spent over a decade working with individuals and families around the world seeking guidance and support for psychiatric drug withdrawal.

A label can start to shape your life before you even realize it. I heard Laura’s story of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in adolescence and how that diagnosis led to ongoing experiences with psychiatric diagnosis and the use of psychiatric drugs.

What unfolds is not only a personal account, but a look at how patient identity can expand while a life contracts, even in the presence of consistent compliance and care. Years of trying to do treatment “right” led to being told she had treatment-resistant mental illness, a conclusion that carried devastating implications about what was possible.

She began to question the treatment she had trusted and realized she had handed over her authority to make sense of her own experiences. What she arrives at now is a different orientation, centered on reconnecting to an inner compass, where information is shared freely, and people are supported in making their own decisions about their lives.

You’ll learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[03:36] Why Laura wrote Shrunk, and the conversation she wanted to spark
[09:01] The mirror moment at 13 that pulled her into the mental health system
[13:58] Why the borderline diagnosis was the one she couldn't stomach
[19:48] How becoming the perfect patient made everything worse
[29:32] The moment she realized the system she trusted was a system of control, and why Whitaker's data sealed it
[35:20] What withdrawal actually cost her, and who she became on the other side
[47:31] How her family held on while she shed the identity of designated patient
[52:45] What she did when a suicidal woman called her instead of going to the hospital, and where community support has limits
[01:05:44] What the Inner Compass Initiative is, and what it's trying to do differently

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Resources mentioned:

Part 1 of ICI's Companion Guide to Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal | Website
Part 2 of ICI’s Companion Guide to Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal | Website
Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker | Book
Iatrogenesis | Wikipedia
German New Medicine | Website

Find more from Laura:

Laura Delano | X
Laura Delano | Instagram
Laura Delano | Facebook
Laura Delano | Website
Inner Compass Initiative | Website
UNSHRUNK: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance | Book

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Instagram: @kellybroganmd
Website: kellybroganmd.com
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Get Kelly’s new book The Reclaimed Woman here.

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How can you possibly live a healthy life when everything around you is toxic?

Troy Casey came out of a Versace modeling career in Milan after realizing the industry was robbing his soul. What followed was ayahuasca in the Amazon, 11 Vipassana retreats, and a commitment to make a real difference in how people take care of their health.

He’s open about the parts of the journey nobody posts: the black mold years, the divorce, the accusation during cancel culture, and the decision to go celibate and work on himself.

Troy and I talk about what a man’s mission actually demands of him, why feminism destroyed the family, and why hookup culture is a dead-end road. He also gets specific about raising a 14-year-old daughter and an 18-year-old son in a world of fentanyl-laced everything and pornography on tap.

His answer is presence, staying close to his kids, and saying things most dads avoid.

You’ll learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[04:38] From modeling to Miami excess: Troy's life before the awakening
[10:02] How sobriety, Vipassana, and ayahuasca in the Amazon gave birth to Certified Health Nut
[18:16] Black mold, abandonment, and the inner work beneath the mission
[30:45] How feminism and hookup culture broke the family
[35:20] What the Amazon awakened in Troy about fatherhood, legacy, and procreation as a prime directive
[47:17] Marriage as a sacred covenant and where the divine feminine narrative led him astray
[54:14] Why Troy's mission and his role as a father are the same thing, not competing priorities
[01:04:28] The celibacy window: sexual energy, self-work, and the blueprint for Troy's next relationship
[01:15:22] Taking the toxic load seriously without the neurosis that reads as fragility

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Resources mentioned:

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins | Book or Audiobook
Vipassana Meditation as Taught by S.N. Goenka | Website
Chek Institute | Website
Tony Robbins | Website
Loren Johnson | Website
John Perkins | Website
Seventh Generation | Website

Find more from Troy:

Certified Health Nut | Instagram
Certified Health Nut | Website
Certified Health Nut | Facebook
Certified Health Nut | TikTok
Real Ones Community | Website
#Rippedat50: A Journey to Self Love by Troy Casey | Book or Audiobook

Find more from Kelly:

YouTube: Reclamation Radio with Kelly Brogan, MD
Instagram: @kellybroganmd
Website: kellybroganmd.com
Join Kelly's monthly membership, Vital Life Project here.
Get Kelly’s new book The Reclaimed Woman here.

You can head to LOTUSWEI and use Kelly15 for 15% off.

Learn more about how you can reclaim your financial sovereignty with Infinite Banking.

Go to Juvent and use code KELLY300 at checkout to get $300 off your purchase.

Get your tickets to Kelly's live Audacious Embodiment weekend in Miami, FL here.

What’s the long-term relationship between trauma healing, diet and lifestyle? This has to do with the whole healing journey.

I’ve come to see that a diagnosis isn’t just a medical event, but a deeply personal moment that impacts your sense of self. When you begin to ask more audacious questions about your diagnosis, it changes how you relate to it and becomes the starting point of your health story.

When I look back on my own Hashimoto’s diagnosis, I see how deeply I once trusted the system without questioning it. People respond to a diagnosis in different ways. For me, it was the immediate urge to fix it, leaving no room for worry. Others may feel fear or that something is wrong with them.

Belief alone can shape your physical experience. I share a moment when I was convinced I had lice and spent 24 hours scratching my head, only to find there were none. This revealed how real the nocebo effect can be.

At one point, I found myself sitting in front of a voice teacher, confronting my resistance to expressing myself. It made me question how the stories we believe impact our ability to heal from trauma.

Ultimately, there will be a time when you relate to your body differently and can close this healing chapter.

You’ll learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[01:51] Diagnosis as the beginning of a hero's journey, not a problem to fix
[04:44] The nocebo effect is real, even when you don't believe in it
[08:34] The meaning you give your diagnosis becomes the foundation of your entire health story
[12:42] Why healing on paper isn't the same as healing in consciousness, and what the throat has to do with it
[17:56] Why I no longer fixate on antibody levels, and what they actually might be doing
[20:16] How to know when it's time to close the healing chapter and stop being a professional patient

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Resources mentioned:

LOTUSWEI Master Flower Quiz | Website

Find more from Kelly:

YouTube: Reclamation Radio with Kelly Brogan, MD
Instagram: @kellybroganmd
Website: kellybroganmd.com
Join Kelly's monthly membership, Vital Life Project here.
Get Kelly’s new book The Reclaimed Woman here.

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Learn more about Kelly's Relaxed Woman System here.
Become the woman your man lives to please in just 5 days with Kelly's Soft Power Protocol.
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Social structures have been destroying the man-woman polarity.

The energetic dynamics of polarity in relationships reveal why so many people feel caught in cycles that never quite resolve. The desire for intimacy often clashes with a deeper resistance to vulnerability and emotional exposure.

Early conditioning shapes how we relate to our bodies, our emotions, and ultimately each other. Patterns like anxious attachment and avoidance don’t appear randomly; they are reinforced through family dynamics and cultural programming.

This episode is interesting because I unravel how father wounds and mother wounds shape attraction, behavior, and conflict. These patterns tend to recreate familiar pain, often under the illusion of connection.

I also pull on threads around how feminine and masculine energy have been reshaped by modern narratives like sexual liberation and feminist conditioning. These shifts have changed how we approach intimacy, commitment, and identity.

This is an invitation to move out of control, competition, and misunderstanding, and into complementarity. The path forward begins with self-responsibility, embodied awareness, and a willingness to meet each other in a new way.

You’ll learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[02:18] How polarity creates attraction between men and women
[04:12] Why being right shuts down intimacy
[06:32] How early conditioning disconnects you from your body
[09:08] How father wounds drive control and hyper-independence
[11:02] How mother wounds create avoidance in men
[14:36] Why modern relationships feel like a zero-sum game
[18:07] How sexual liberation changed emotional connection
[23:12] What happens when masculine and feminine polarity collapses
[34:10] How devotional partnership transforms relationship dynamics

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Related Reclamation Radio episodes:

The Trap of Feminism | Podcast
Why Are So Many Women Getting Divorced? (George Gilder Book Review) | Podcast
Resources mentioned:
Connected Fates, Separate Destinies by Marine Selenee | Book or Audiobook
Occult Feminism by Rachel Wilson | Book or Audiobook

Find more from Kelly:

YouTube: Reclamation Radio with Kelly Brogan, MD
Instagram: @kellybroganmd
Website: kellybroganmd.com
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Get Kelly’s new book The Reclaimed Woman here.

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Go to Juvent and use code KELLY300 at checkout to get $300 off your purchase.
Learn how you can reclaim your financial sovereignty with Real Change Financial here.

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As men and women, we need to be misaligned with our biology.

Today, I’m joined by Steve Coughran, founder of The Unbreakable Man Project, who supports men navigating disconnection in their marriage despite outward success. After two decades in sales, he stepped away to build a life centered on sovereignty, family, and grounded leadership.

Something shifts when a man stops trying to manage the relationship and starts taking responsibility for his own capacity. That change reorganizes respect, attraction, and stability in ways most couples never name.

Many men feel overwhelmed even when they’re performing, what real presence requires, and how being in a room with other men changes behavior fast. There’s also a deeper look at shame, responsibility, and why most men were never shown what it means to lead in their own lives.

This conversation challenges the idea that more communication fixes everything and points to what actually restores connection.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[06:12] Why many men reach success externally while still feeling lost in their role as a husband
[12:47] What actually changes when a man stops trying to fix his partner and takes responsibility for his own state
[18:33] How men’s groups create immediate shifts without advice, coaching, or problem-solving
[24:58] The reason shame drives avoidance, shutdown, and disconnection in men
[31:21] What it takes to build real presence instead of performing confidence or control
[37:46] Why emotional processing with a partner often breaks polarity instead of deepening connection
[44:10] How physical discipline and challenge expand a man’s capacity to handle pressure in life
[50:27] What children actually need from a father beyond time, attention, or words
[56:42] How a man’s clarity around mission changes the entire dynamic of his relationship

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Find more from Steve:

The Unbreakable Man Project | Website
The Unbreakable Man Project | Instagram

Find more from Kelly:

YouTube: Reclamation Radio with Kelly Brogan, MD
Instagram: @kellybroganmd
Website: kellybroganmd.com
Join Kelly's monthly membership, Vital Life Project here.
Get Kelly’s new book The Reclaimed Woman here.