The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour episodes

March 25 Dr. Peter Breggin - Patients take back their lives from psychiatric drugs
Patients around the world have been discovering that the psychiatric drug their doctor or psychiatrist started them on years ago is now hijacking their lives, causing a plethora of unwanted side effects. For instance, antidepressant drugs have many potential damaging effects, including mania, violence, aggression, irritability, apathy, persistent sexual dysfunction, and a suppression of feelings of love. Antipsychotic drugs (now frequently prescribed as “sleep aids” and “antidepressants”) can cause cognitive dysfunction, including disabling “brain fog,” apathy, and physical disabilities, including the permanent movements of Tardive Dyskinesia and other debilitating conditions.
57 min
March 18 Dr. Peter Breggin Hour 3-18-26
Our hour conversation with Adam Johnson was one of the most moving in memory. Ginger cried. She covered it over pretty well, and you’ll have to listen carefully to the third segment to catch it.

Adam Johnson is a Christian, a working man, a husband, a father of five children, and a powerful writer on Substack. We were drawn to him by an intriguing essay titled I set fire to my school when I was thirteen, and his more recent follow-up article Where Is God?

We open the show talking about sexual abuse he endured at the hands of a health professional when he was thirteen, but which he only recently recalled. He makes an informed plea for parents to be more aware of protecting their children from being groomed by predators masquerading on children’s platforms as friends. Adam emphasizes that it’s not just the stranger at the park who presents a danger to our children, but that our screens bring predators right into our homes and our children’s bedrooms, where we are our children’s last line of defense.

The last segment of the show shifts to examining “the dark night of the soul,” which results from inevitable human torments stemming from childhood and mortality itself. Share with us this sobering, educational, and moving hour.

An hour after we prerecorded this show, our guest published another article we have to share titled “I’ve been in that bed before”, through which we are reminded to reach out to someone, to speak, especially in the darkest times when we feel the most alone.

I set fire to my school when I was thirteen
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March 11 Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 3-11-26
Men of America—I have a message for you that could transform your life and the lives of those around you, in a seemingly miraculous fashion. Do not be afraid to love your wife with all your heart and soul. Love her as if she were a miracle from God, and she may gain the strength to give you all the miracles that a woman can give to a man and a wife to a husband.
What brought this to mind was a brief discussion of miracles that we had with our guest, Sheriff Richard Mack. Who epitomizes the strength we need in America today, and who is not too embarrassed to say that he knows of miracles and that finding and marrying his spouse was one of them. A viewpoint that my wife and I share about each other.
One way in which evil forces in the world have weakened us as boys and men has been to discourage us from believing that our love is the greatest gift we can give each other as friends and family. This is an enormously important issue in our personal lives and also in our political lives because the destruction of family bonds goes hand in hand with all forms of political oppression, including and exemplified by the Marxist strategy of replacing the family with the worship of the State and its dictators.
I am grateful to Sheriff Richard Mack for having the honesty and courage to identify his wife as a miracle in his life. This is a theme I will be returning to in future shows, Substack columns, and in a book that I hope to have out in the next year.
During this past summer, I suffered from a stroke that injured a major part of my brain for organizing thinking and feeling in a rational manner, which, along with improper medications, brought me into a state of short-term but extreme confusion from which I recovered when I focused on how my wife’s face was radiating with love toward me in that terrible moment.
Men, never forget! Love rescues and empowers us in a miraculous fashion if we let it.
We were privileged this week to interview Sheriff Richard Mack (Ret.), founder and president of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. He became the first sheriff in American history to sue the federal government in a case that went to the Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the federal government could not compel state or local officials to enforce federal regulatory programs, including federal gun control measures requiring sheriffs to perform background checks on potential gun buyers. The decision has been hailed as “the most powerful Tenth Amendment decision in US history.” Sheriff Mack continues to advocate for the US Constitution to this day through his CSPOA organization and in his many podcasts and personal appearances, with the help of his wife, Dawn.
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March 04 Dr. Peter Breggin Hour 3-4-26 - Rethinking mental health beyond medication
The future of mental health in America and the world may depend on a growing number of brave psychotherapists like our guest today, Dr. Teralyn, who defy conventional psychiatry by voicing their own opinions on the shortcomings and dangers of psychiatric drugs. These criticisms are grounded in hundreds and thousands of hours of meetings with psychotherapy clients, meeting face to face an hour at a time and hearing the stories of their patients which places them in a better position than prescribers, who spend much less time with the people they are medicating and who have much less insight into how much medications interfere with human relationships and with love.
Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD, is a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in understanding mental health when standard explanations and treatments fall short. Her work integrates psychology with principles from nutritional psychiatry and functional medicine, examining how brain health, sleep, stress, and medication effects shape emotional and cognitive health.
Dr. Teralyn is particularly interested in long-term outcomes, informed consent, and helping people make sense of mental health decisions. She is the author of Your Best Brain and co-host of The Gaslit Truth Podcast, where clinical insight meets candid conversation about where mental health care breaks down and how clearer thinking leads to better choices. She also writes a regular blog, Dr. Teralyn. Her style is thoughtful and engaging, grounded in science, and focused on making complex ideas understandable without oversimplifying them.
This fascinating and fun interview with Dr. Teralyn, PhD, and the Breggins on The Breggin Hour is truly worth your time. We hope you will join us.
58 min
February 25 Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 2-25-26
This interview of Alex Newman, the founder and CEO of Liberty Sentinel Media, by Ginger and Peter Breggin focuses on the newly released “million of Epstein pages” by the Trump Administration. Newman has been studying Epstein for many years, especially in light of his multiple globalist connections, including his support from America’s Deep State bureaucracy.
Alex Newman analyses newly released pages from the Epstein files concerning Epstein’s work to further globalist ambitions for transhumanistic projects at Harvard and other universities, including using recently developed CRISPR technology to produce genetically modified human beings.
We discuss the relationship between the evil psychology underpinning globalism, imperialism, and transhumanism, and how it poses a threat to all of Western civilization, including its goal to annihilate Christianity. The three of us discuss not only these mind-bending issues but also our own psychological and emotional blocks to even thinking about or writing about them, especially the existence of such horrendously evil intentions motivating many of the most powerful and influential people on Earth.
58 min
February 18 Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - Kill switches for our cars and minds - 2-18-26
Our guest this week, investigative journalist Leo Hohmann, asks the question Why is the Trump administration supporting Biden’s Orwellian kill switches on all our automobiles as of 2026? Hohmann further comments that Trump’s advancement of a digital surveillance state is coming at us from all angles.
A couple of weeks ago, 57 Republican members of Congress joined Democrats in voting down an amendment that would have cancelled the mandatory kill switch portion of the Biden bill. The original pro-kill switch bill was drawing backlash from conservatives like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
From alternative energy programs to AI, elites have been at the forefront of promoting boondoggle programs that enrich the few powerful members at the expense of normal, freedom-loving persons everywhere. If it makes money and increases control of populations and cultures, it is embraced by those who would be masters of us all.
For a continued analysis of the political implications of Trump’s support of the surveillance state, read Leo Hohmann’s Substack article “Why is the Trump administration supporting Biden’s Orwellian mandatory kill switches on all new automobiles?
Leo Hohmann has been a tireless and dedicated defender of freedom in America. Support him and his work.
58 min
February 11 Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 2-11-26
Holly Swenson joins The Breggin Hour, and we discuss how to take a breath and reset your life for greater focus, peace, and love!
Holly has been a nurse and then a wife and mother of four boys, all now in their teens. She wants to help parents lead more successful, loving, and engaged lives that enhance their children’s growth toward becoming loving and successful.
57 min
February 04The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 2/4/26
Pamela Garfield-Jaeger is a clinical social worker who may be little known to many of us, but with this interview, she earns a place of leadership in the health freedom movement for her work. She opposes the highly abusive transgender ideology, which takes advantage of confused young people, alienating them from traditional values and their families, and subjecting them to life-changing drugs and mutilating surgeries.
She has the ultimate medal of honor in our group for having lost her job over refusing to take or to promote the COVID vaccines in 2021.
She is an extraordinarily positive warrior who thrives on doing what is right and serves as a role model for all of us. We have a fascinating conversation about how we both have moved toward emphasizing the family in our clinical practices of psychotherapy, as well as promoting spiritual values that strengthen individuals and families in dealing with this too often cruel world.
You will find Pamela highly informative and very encouraging in her attitude toward professional work and in her solid attitudes on how to improve the mental health field. She is a very good writer and author of three books:
A Practical Response to Gender Distress: Tips and Tools for Families- 2024
Parents’ Guide to Mental Health
Froggy Girl. In her children’s book, Froggy Girl, a young girl struggles with frustration because she thinks she’s a frog, and everyone around her supports this self-destructive fallacy until she meets a wise old turtle who helps her appreciate herself as a wonderful little girl.
Amazon describes A Practical Response to Gender Distress as follows:
Transgender issues have become ubiquitous in schools, entertainment, medicine, etc., and many do not know how to approach this sensitive issue. Because of the dominance of a one-sided approach, parents are ill-equipped to discuss this topic with their children or to advocate effectively for their well-being.
In this book, you will learn:
The dark side of puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery clinics don’t want you to hear.
How the internet has tremendous influence on young people.
Why a child could choose to be transgender.
How therapists are trained to emotionally blackmail parents.
Practical tips:
How to talk to a teen who suddenly believes they are transgender.
How to help your child say no to the pronoun game.
How to find a therapist who will work with your child as a whole person.
This book is written with knowledge and compassion by a California-state licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience.
Pamela Garfield-Jaeger’s work can be found on a Substack column under the name Pamthetruthfultherapist. Her X account is @truththerapist. Pamela’s Instagram account is @the.truthfultherapist, and her website is www.thetruthfultherapist.org.
58 min
January 28 The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 1/28/26
Join Peter and Ginger Breggin in Nashville, July 2-4, 2026, for an America Out Loud celebration of 250 years of America!
Come join us in Nashville, TN, on July 2-4, 2026, for the celebration of two major events in American history: The founding of America Out Loud ten years ago and the founding of the United States of America 250 years ago. We are proud participants in America Out Loud—a free speech news and opinion platform which sponsors our radio show, The Breggin Hour, as well as our columns, which then appear on our Substack, on PRN.live, and on podcast platforms everywhere, including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and more.
Register now for this once-in-a-lifetime event and meet some of the most dedicated freedom-loving patriots in the US—all gathered under the America Out Loud umbrella of news and commentary. The event will include talks by patriots like Dr. Alveda King, Peter McCullough, MD, Sherri Tenpenny, MD, Peter Breggin, MD, Dr. Paul Alexander, Dr. Carol Swain, and the founder of America Out Loud, Malcolm Out Loud, and dozens of the bravest nurses, physicians, commentators, attorneys, and others.
58 min
January 21 Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 1-21-26
America at the brink: J.J. Carrell’s unsettling warning
57 min