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How I Came to See the Mental Illness Industry as One of the Biggest Frauds of All Time

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

For most of my life, I believed the people in white coats were there to help. I thought psychiatrists and therapists were part of a system built to understand suffering, to care for people in distress, to ease pain. But … Continue reading →

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7 Years of Disbelief

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

For over seven years, I’ve been forced into the role of “my own best advocate.” This is because the people I turned to for care refused to understand what I need for recovery from severe Complex PTSD and quadrilateral Complex … Continue reading →

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The Neuroscience of Being Believed: A Biology Nerd’s Journey to Evidence-Based Self-Advocacy In Medicine

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

I’m such a biology nerd and consider my life one long experiment that I have done things like this. In the past 7 years, I have tracked large quantities of personal bio data. It quantifies my struggles and progress as … Continue reading →

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Prior Authorization: Driver of Poor Patient Outcomes and Physician Burnout

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Medical prior authorization “‘wreaks havoc on patient care,’ according to a recent release from the American Medical Association (AMA),” reports Health Policy Today*. The organization’s 2023 survey “found prior authorization was responsible for care delays in nearly every instance and … Continue reading →

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