In this episode, I speak with Katinka Blackford Newman about her experience with being on psychiatric medications, and the havoc they wreaked on her life, causing a black hole of misery, pain, and loss. She has subsequently come off the medications, regained control of her life, and fully recovered. Recovered from the medications, that is. Katinka is an award-winning documentary film-maker, journalist and author. She is inspired by extraordinary stories about ordinary people and is passionate about exposing miscarriages of justice. Trained at the BBC, Katinka has made films for all the UK terrestrial channels and in the US for Discovery, National Geographic, and Animal Planet. She has directed full drama-documentary shoots in challenging environments such as Peruvian prisons and jungles in the Philippines. Her work includes intimate observational documentaries on sensitive subjects such as child abuse, addiction, incest and murder within a family.  Awards and nominations include the Mental Health Media Award, Broadcast Best Documentary, BAFTA Best Factual Documentary and an International Emmy. She is the author of a best-selling book, The Pill That Steals Lives, exposing the link between anti-depressants and mass killings. The book is published by John Blake Publishers. She also runs the website  www.AntidepressantRisks.org.