By Cortland Pfeffer with Irwin Ozborne Guest writers for Wake Up World “Prisoner number [XX]… It is time to go home.” The most beautiful words she had ever heard. She...
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Cortland Pfeffer founded Taking The Mask Off in 2014 to help shine a light on the mental health industry (as well as other areas of our society that are shrouded in deceit and misinformation). Sharing insider perspectives and real life stories that have been gathered over 20 years in the field, Cortland is a psychiatric Registered Nurse who was himself once a patient in psychiatric hospitals, jails, and treatment centers. He now wishes to share his experiences with others.
Cortland’s partner Irwin Ozborne is an avid historian, a survivor of childhood abuse and torture over a period of 13 years, and a recovered alcoholic. As a mental health practitioner, today Irwin practices holistic care and incorporates eastern philosophy into his work with clients.
You can follow Cortland and Irwin via www.takingthemaskoff.com
Celebrating Genocide – The Real Story of Thanksgiving
By Irwin Ozborne Contributing writer for Wake Up World Thanksgiving: Celebrating all that we have, and the genocide it took to get it. Thanksgiving is one of the most paradoxical times of the year...
Licensed to Kill: Psychiatry, Big Pharma and the State-Sanctioned Drug Cartel
By Cortland Pfeffer (with Irwin Ozborne) Contributing writers for Wake Up World “I just think it is time we try something new,” said the doctor to his patient, “It’s...
Celebrating Genocide – Christopher Columbus’ Invasion of America
By Irwin Ozborne Contributing writer for Wake Up World “In 1492, the natives discovered they were Indians, discovered they lived in America, discovered they were naked, discovered that the Sin...
The Craving Behind the Craving: Addiction as a Spiritual Disease
By Irwin Ozborne Contributing writer for Wake Up World “It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has.” As a child, I...
The Fictions Surrounding ADHD and the “Chemical Imbalance” Theory of Mental Illness
By Cortland Pffefer (with Irwin Ozborne) Contributing writers for Wake Up World The belief that increasing dopamine levels will alleviate ADHD symptoms is why kids are treated with stimulants...
Suicide: Falling Through the Cracks of Stigma
By Cortland Pffefer (with Irwin Ozborne) Guest writers for Wake Up World If you have ever lost a loved one to suicide, you know the tremendous amount of pain it causes. There may not...
Bipolar? Or Gifted? – The Modern Day Epidemic Of Medicated “Madness”
By Cortland Pfeffer (with Irwin Ozborne) Contributing writers for Wake Up World “Have I gone mad?” asked the Mad-Hatter. “I’m afraid so, you’re entirely...
Schizophrenia – Psychosis or Something More Profound?
By Cortland Pfeffer Contributing writer for Wake Up World People with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are among the most discriminated against people in the history of the world. A...