Kindling Our Inner Fire: A Residential Program Where Drug Tapering is the Norm

Beatrice Birch is the Founder and Director of Inner Fire, a residential program in rural Vermont, which is unique in one particular way. It provides support for tapering from psychiatric drugs, including antipsychotics, which is an essential aspect of the therapy. In this interview, Beatrice introduces Inner Fire, tells us about the programme and staff and explains how kindling our inner fire can hold up a mirror that tells people they are worthy and valuable. *** Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and read our articles this year. MIA is funded entirely by reader donations. If you value MIA, please help us continue to survive and grow. To find the Mad in America podcast on your preferred podcast player, click here: © Mad in America 2026. Produced by James Moore

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Kindling Our Inner Fire: A Residential Program Where Drug Tapering is the Norm is an episode from Mad in America: science, psychiatry and social justice by Mad in America.

This episode is 40:09 long.

This episode was published on May 6, 2026.

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