The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast 185: Dr. Julia Britz, Licensed Naturopathic Doctor, How To Mindfully Wean Off Sleep Medications (W/Support!)!
Julia Britz is a licensed naturopathic doctor who received her training from Bastyr University in San Diego, CA. She specializes in supporting people who are struggling with mental health issues such as OCD, disorders eating and psychiatric medication tapering. Her passion for working with individuals suffering from these lonely conditions is that she too was a “hopeless case”, but got better.
Dismissed by doctors, she was told over and over there was nothing else she could try beyond pharmacotherapy, and so was inspired to create myocddiary.com, a site dedicated to documenting the daily life of OCD and related disorders. Through this project and holistic therapies, she found new levels of wellness, and in 2014 did a TED talk called “MyOCDdiary: an imperfect story.”
She utilizes natural and integrative modalities including targeted amino acid therapy, peptide therapy, micronutrient therapy, bioresonance, botanical medicine and epigenetic analysis. Most recently she was the director of naturopathic medicine at Alternative to a meds Center in Arizona and now practices telemedicine.
SHOWNOTES:
😴 What led Dr. Britz's to her unique expertise in helping people taper off medications?
😴 Could the medications meant to help you sleep actually be doing more harm than good?
😴 What are the hidden dangers of long-term use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs that no one talks about?
😴 Why is a personalized approach to tapering medications essential, and what strategies might completely change the process?
😴 What common withdrawal symptoms are being misunderstood—or worse, ignored?
😴 What critical misconceptions about withdrawal could be holding you back from reclaiming your life?
😴 Why is finding the right support system crucial for navigating the complex journey of tapering off medications?
😴 Could you be missing out on the "third option" to address insomnia and anxiety without long-term dependency?
😴 Is it possible to not only recover from medication dependency but also discover your truest self in the process?
😴 What was Dr. Britz's biggest AHA moment about managing her own sleep?
😴 Resources Mentioned:
- Organizations:
- Benzo Information Coalition
- Dr. Anna Lembke's Dopamine Nation
- Practical Tools:
- The Ashton Manual (as a reference, acknowledging its limitations).
😴 And many more!
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