Reclaiming Control: Rethinking Addiction and Mental Health Treatment | Dr. Joseph Yi

Addiction psychiatrist and narrative disruptor Dr. Joseph Yi, aka The StreetMD  @StreetMD   beams in to talk about holistic mental health treatment, plant medicine, Big Pharma and detoxing on episode 129 of the Far Out with Faust podcast.

Dr. Joseph Yi, a Board Certified Addiction Psychiatrist, specializes in Holistic Psychiatry and Detoxification. A graduate of UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson medical school, Dr. Yi completed his psychiatry residency at Cooper University Hospital in the heart of Camden, NJ, treating complex cases of psychiatric, addiction, and detox patients. As Chief Resident of psychiatry at Cooper hospital, he apprenticed under NY Times best-selling author Joel Fuhrman MD, focusing on nutritional therapy for mental health.

Now in private practice, Dr. Yi passionately addresses addiction medicine, leveraging his experience from various dual diagnosis facilities. His Modern Detox Program, conducted on an outpatient basis, offers personalized tapering plans for overcoming dependencies to opiates, alcohol, and other substances. Dr. Yi employs a Holistic approach, integrating motivational counseling, nutritional therapy, exercise science, yoga, and spirituality into his treatment plans for enhanced overall behavioral wellness.

In this episode, hear Dr. Joe’s riveting tale that took him in and out of medical school — there may be drugs and puking involved — to being one of Instagram’s fastest-rising mental health authorities. Faust and Dr. Joe delve into a range of issues concerning mental health — from social media to current events (like the Middle East war and digital currency) to the power of psychedelics. Topics include:

-What’s the key to success?
-How do you find your calling — and get rich doing it?
-Do pharmaceutical drugs really work for things like depression, anxiety and grief?
-Can plant medicine like ayahuasca help with mental health issues?
-Can we heal mental health conditions naturally?
-Are we really being programmed by forces like Big Pharma?
-What’s behind the global agenda?
-What are the top 4 things people can do to improve their mental health?
-Do we need to change our mindset about addition?
-Why the 12 step program doesn’t work for everyone with addiction
-Do psychedelic medications work for mental health?
-How do ketamine, DMT and psilocybin work for depression?
-Can MDMA help heal trauma?
-What’s the difference between experiencing trauma and PTSD?

Connect with Dr. Joseph Yi
Website: https://drjosephyi.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yojimd/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/streetmd
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yojimd

Check out Dr. Joe’s mental fitness store
https://beyondrecovery.com/


0:00 Dr. Joseph Yi Podcast
1:01 - Introducing Joseph Yi
6:05 - Joseph’s background and journey into his current holistic medical practice with addiction psychiatry 
15:36 - How Joseph came about to challenging the medical system, deprogramming the mainstream and advocating that FOOD IS MEDICINE
19:12 - Patholigizing the range of human experience: Joseph’s theory on why our society has been pigeonholing human patterns into unnecessary diagnosis for control and money
25:14 - Breaking down to break through …. shifting life, facing true feelings and doing the inner work with plant medicine ceremonies 
33:44 - Where do pharmaceuticals effectively fit in to treating mental health?
45:47 - The responsibility and consequences of expressing truth and current state of affairs in the world, and the art of delivering that information to the world
52:22 - Joseph’s top 3 mental health tips and advice to listeners
1:07:18 - Rewiring neurological pathways to better habits and lifestyle and enhancing neuroplasicity with psychedelic microdosing
1:14:57 - Defining