Decades of research from the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Colombia, and the U.K. consistently show that LGBTQIA+ people face disproportionately high rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, not because of who they are, but because of what they’ve endured.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) gives us a compassionate framework for understanding suicidal feelings—not as pathology, but as protective parts doing their best to help someone survive overwhelming pain.

Many people report short-term relief from anxiety, stress, or difficulty sleeping. However, the scientific literature strongly demonstrates that THC can increase the risk of psychosis, worsen impulsivity and emotional dysregulation, increase the likelihood of Bipolar Disorder symptoms, and interfere with normal brain development. These risks are most significant in vulnerable individuals and in people under age 25.

For decades, LGBTQIA+ people have been subjected to so-called “conversion therapy,” a term that sounds clinical but hides a painful truth. These practices—whether called reparative therapy, biblical counseling, or inner healing—are not therapy at all. They are attempts to change, deny, or suppress someone’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, and the data show they are widespread, harmful, and costly.

Survivors describe conversion attempts as a form of psychological and spiritual abuse that left deep wounds long after the sessions, prayers, or programs ended. Over the past two decades, research from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. has helped clarify what survivors need to recover and rebuild their lives.

Developed in the 1970s at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol uses five ear points on each side:
Shen Men, Sympathetic, Kidney, Liver, and Lung.
These points are thought to regulate the nervous system, reduce stress responses, and promote balance during recovery.