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The Unclinic
I am in absolute awe of the humans who have come forward since the launch of my “unclinic” in the forest. DIA is not relaxing, feel-good...

Madison Kolla
Jun 27, 20172 min read


Part Two ~ What Goes Up Must Come Down
The effects of my experiences in the world of psychiatry were not initially apparent. After discharge from inpatient care, I was still...

Madison Kolla
Apr 26, 20176 min read


Part Three ~ Integration
I don’t know if severe clinical depression was an experience I ‘needed’ to have. Maybe it occurred in part because a crash, a low phase,...

Madison Kolla
Apr 26, 20177 min read


Entering the Void ~ with Dynamic Interactive Acupuncture (DIA)
The Void is the space in between. It is a space in consciousness, between objective and subjective realities. As we fall asleep at night,...

Madison Kolla
Apr 20, 20172 min read


The Plunge
** I wrote this nearly a month ago, and didn't feel right about publishing it until now. Something has since shifted and I'm feeling much...

Madison Kolla
Mar 16, 20173 min read


The Difference Between Pain and Suffering
“I’m just getting tired of the pain. First it was in one place, now it’s another… and I just want it to GO AWAY. I’m getting frustrated...

Madison Kolla
May 13, 20153 min read


Depression Happens
Sometimes you just have a sad day. And sometimes it lingers. Sometimes for a week, sometimes for endless awful months. Sometimes you...

Madison Kolla
Feb 6, 20153 min read


Start Again
Sometimes all you can do is sigh and start again. I did a Vipassana meditation retreat - it was over a year and a half ago now- and this...

Madison Kolla
Nov 10, 20144 min read


This is a blog post about Death.
I have a confession to make. I think about dying. I think about it quite a bit. Probably more than is normal for a healthy, privileged,...

Madison Kolla
Feb 15, 20145 min read


You Breathe, You!
Some of us have studied the human body- anatomy and physiology, the structure of internal organs and their respective functions. And to...

Madison Kolla
Sep 10, 20134 min read
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