# Deprescribing & Reparenting: Behind RFK Jr.'s Mental Health Agenda Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-house-of-pod-1025528/deprescribing-reparenting-behind-rfk-jr-s-mental-health-agenda Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-house-of-pod-1025528/deprescribing-reparenting-behind-rfk-jr-s-mental-health-agenda.md Podcast: [The House of Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-house-of-pod-1025528) Published: 2026-05-26T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-house-of-pod-a-medical-podcast/episodes/deprescribing-reparenting-behind-rfk-jrs-mental-health-agend Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64e5149d04052a00118086ea/e/6a14752ccb11d38a8b662f1b/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-house-of-pod-1025528/episodes/deprescribing-reparenting-behind-rfk-jr-s-mental-health-agenda Duration seconds: 3541 ## Resource RFK Jr. has set his sights on antidepressants — and we're not stoked about it. In this episode, Kaveh is joined by Dr. Tyler Black, psychiatrist and suicidologist, and Melody Schreiber, award-winning healthcare journalist, to break down the federal push to curb SSRI prescribing and what it really means for patients. They cover: What "deprescribing" actually means — and who it will harm most The racist history of "reparenting" and why RFK Jr.'s use of the term matters Whether SSRIs are truly linked to violence and school shootings Are antidepressants really "harder to quit than heroin"? The statin wars, cholesterol misinformation, and the wellness-to-conspiracy pipeline What good deprescribing actually looks like when done by a real clinician 🎙️ Enjoyed the episode? Please take 30 seconds to it makes a huge difference in helping new listeners find the show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382 🛍️ Rep the Pod — grab House of Pod merch! Pick up a shirt: Search "House of Pod" at bonfire.com or go to https://www.bonfire.com/hopmerch Find me Kaveh on Instagram or TikTok @thehouseofpod or email at hopquestions@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-house-of-pod-1025528/episodes/deprescribing-reparenting-behind-rfk-jr-s-mental-health-agenda/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-house-of-pod-1025528/deprescribing-reparenting-behind-rfk-jr-s-mental-health-agenda.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.