Jason Smith sits down with Brooke Siem for a conversation about resilience, antidepressant withdrawal, creative expression, and living life with full presence. Brooke shares her powerful story, from early childhood loss to her journey through psychiatric medication and severe withdrawal. She opens up about how the kitchen taught her resilience, how her creativity returned when she came off medications, and why she believes happiness is not just a feeling — it’s a skill.

Mental Health & Recovery Board of Ashland County, Annual Conference 2025. Brooke Siem Opening Keynote "Bad Medicine, Antidepressant Withdrawal & the Incalculable Cost of Medicating Normal" & Morning Plenary, Brooke Siem and her mother Dee Barbash "Why a Parent Medicates a Child".

On today’s special episode of Keeping Ashland Healthy, Dr. Ashley and the Boss speak with author, advocate, and chef Brook Siem about her book, ‘May Cause Side Effects.’

Tomasz Starczewski, Cognitive Neuroscientist and Neurobiologist specializing in psychiatric drug withdrawal hosts Brooke Siem, author of May Cause Side Effects.

Brooke Siem speaks to residents and doctors at Grand Rounds on antidepressant withdrawal and safe psychiatric drug deprescribing education.

Brooke Siem at Seattle University on antidepressant withdrawal and safe deprescribing education.

The ALWELLCO Podcast. We sit down with award-winning chef, writer, and mental health advocate Brooke Siem to uncover her remarkable journey. From achieving culinary success to confronting the challenges of antidepressant withdrawal. Brooke reveals how her passion for food played a pivotal role in her recovery, emphasizes the importance of connection, and reflects on what it truly means to thrive.

The Gabby Reece Show. Gabby and Brooke address the complexities surrounding mental health treatment, the often-overlooked consequences of long-term medication, and the challenges of navigating withdrawal.

Brooke Siem was put on antidepressants when she was 15, and stayed on them for the next 15 years of her life. She explains the debilitating side effects she endured, her experiences with doctors, and the severe withdrawal she underwent while finally coming off the drugs.

Brooke Siem discusses her introduction to antidepressants, life on them, and what finally made her decide to try life without them.

The Simply Fit Podcast speaks with Brooke Siem, a writer, chef and speaker on antidepressant withdrawal. Her memoir, May Cause Side Effects is the first book on antidepressant withdrawal to hit the mass-market and has some incredibly powerful insights that we discussed today.

Brooke Siem is a writer, speaker, and advocate for the practice of safe de-prescribing for psychiatric drugs. Her debut memoir on antidepressant withdrawal, MAY CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS is the long version of work that has appeared in the Washington Post, Psychology Today, and more. Her newsletter, “Happiness is a Skill”, is devoted to antidepressant withdrawal education, healing from depression, and the skill of happiness.

The Self Work Podcast with Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Not everyone on antidepressants wants to stay on them forever, and it’s imperative that both patients and doctors recognize antidepressant withdrawal and practice safe deprescribing. Brooke Siem's mission is to shift the narrative of depression as a chronic ailment to one that frames depression as a temporary human experience.

Brooke Siem speaks on antidepressant withdrawal and depression recovery at the Speaker Salon in NYC on June 7, 2023.

Our road to finding happiness is not on the prescription given by your psychiatrist. Our happiness lies beyond the healing of our bottomless pit of suffering. In this episode, Brooke Siem, the Founder of Happiness is a Skill, illuminates the truth behind psychiatric drugs as they May Cause Side Effects in their long-term use.

Brooke Siem is an writer and public speaker that advocates the practice of safe-deprescribing for psychiatric drugs. She is the author of May Cause Side Effects, a memoir on how she began questioning what the role of antidepressants were truly for in her life.

Guest: Brooke Siem. Host: Dr. Lillie Rosenthal. Power to the Patient Story | Health and Medical Interview Documentary Series.

Brooke Siem speaks on her experience with antidepressant withdrawal as part of a screening of Medicating Normal, hosted by the Richard Fee Foundation in Virginia Beach, VA.

The Skinny Confidential: Him & Her Show. Brooke Siem was among the first generation of minors to be prescribed antidepressants. Initially diagnosed and treated in the wake of her father’s sudden death, this psychiatric intervention sent a message that something was pathologically wrong with her and that the only “fix” was medication.

The Mikhaila Peterson Podcast. Mikhaila talks with speaker, author and Food Network “Chopped” champion Brooke Siem. An award-winning chef, Brooke Siem is also an advocate for the safe de-prescribing of antidepressants. “May Cause Side Effects”, her debut memoir, chronicles her own experiences with antidepressants, withdrawal, and learning the skill of happiness

This video chat with Brooke Siem, survivor of a year of living dangerously with antidepressant withdrawal syndrome, was recorded live on November 11, 2022.

Brooke recounted this in a new book, "May Cause Side Effects", the first memoir on antidepressant withdrawal to hit the mass-market, a milestone in the effort to bring global awareness to this common pitfall of antidepressant treatment.

Her journey included a TV appearance on Chopped, roughing it (reluctantly) around the world, & intense inner discovery. We'll talk about Brooke's vividly observed experience, what withdrawal feels like, and the survival skills we both had to learn to get here today, as well as the public's response to this remarkable work. Q&A from viewers to follow. Adele Framer (Alto Strata) will host this chat.

Brooke Siem guests on Katey Roshteko's Morning Break on KOLO Channel 8 in Reno, Nevada. She discusses antidepressant withdrawal, recovering from depression, and finding hope.

"America’s Breakdown — A National Conversation" features a slate of guests, including Brooke Siem who joins the show to talk about medicating children with psychiatric drugs and the reality of antidepressant withdrawal.

An honest conversation between mother and daughter about the choice to medicate me with antidepressants at fifteen years old.

Strategies for Managing Depression & Antidepressant Withdrawal, Week 3: Why I Have Hope

Strategies & Techniques for Overcoming Depression and Antidepressant Withdrawal, Week 2: The 51%

Unconventional strategies and techniques for depression and antidepressant withdrawal, Week 1: Calculating the day of your own death.

Part 1 of a four-week series intended to provide strategies and support for those who are going through their own withdrawal journeys.

Life after depression is possible, but we need examples to show us the way. This is my story.