JULIE BANGSNURSING • WRITING • ADVOCACY • A BRAVER TOMORROW
Nursing, mental health, research, advocacy,
and the experiences that make us human.
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My submitted FDA comment supports carefully supervised ibogaine research, with patient safety, informed consent, medication continuity, and long-term follow-up at the center.
Read the articleYou can care deeply for people and still feel at the edge of their group. Exploring an emerging concept with compassion, curiosity, and respect for what research has yet to establish.
Read articleA child's question about disappearing after trauma reveals how deeply harm can unsettle identity, belonging, and hope.
Read articleA careful look at fasting, cellular repair, mood, and cognition, with attention to the limits of human evidence and mental health risks.
Read articleOn the quiet acts of remembrance that can give grief a place to go.
Read articleMy public comment proposes product-specific evaluation, supervised clinical access, provider training, and outcomes tracking for future FDA-approved psychedelic therapies.
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