<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Patrick Dylan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Dylan]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:36:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.safewantedloved.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Our Broken System]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s do a thought experiment. Imagine that a person you love is driving on a mountain road. You’re watching from above, maybe from a...]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/a-broken-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">642ada84b10a70ab3f6f72c3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:28:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9c4b8_69a7515bc62a4a67ab95c30b10368334~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the Award Goes to...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Safe, Wanted, and Loved was named a finalist for an Audie Award, a competition people liken to the Oscars for audiobooks. 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It’s such a terrible...]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/science-not-satan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ceee88717b2dd68fc2c467</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:24:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_595e2e0e2b7845ac9fb862af45d8d13a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Apologies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently on Twitter, someone who has struggled with psychosis apologized to her family for past behaviors, hoping for forgiveness. 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I didn’t attend the University of Michigan, but everyone else...]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/go-blu-bucks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6387d9d3524cd8643e836a4c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:26:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/365dd27ee75b4ad1b3b97cac7a4228eb.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devil Inside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demon possession, as a cause of psychotic behavior, remains endorsed by the Catholic Church. Halloween is a time for ghost stories and...]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/devil-inside</link><guid isPermaLink="false">635994b351c2afbb44d215c1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:06:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7156f4_8602dc5febb747f889ccb6666f3c4e2a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Importance of Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being part of something is empowering; being separate can be crippling. Last month, I wrote about the launch of my audiobook, a story for...]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/the-importance-of-community</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633736c241307aec0ab32bc6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:56:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_30614d4d4d556a69694551~mv2_d_2736_1824_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launching the Audiobook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raúl Esparza captures the emotional turmoil of mental illness. About a year ago, a friend living with schizophrenia suggested making an...]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/launching-the-audiobook</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6308d2a8cc33cb6b8c9b0fa8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9c4b8_b3c798c64e2843edb02500b40ba317fc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Life is Hard, Real Hard”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ted Lasso depicts mental illness in a realistic light Last month, I reviewed the frightening portrayal of psychosis in this summer’s most...]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/life-is-hard-real-hard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62d991a72365daf5ac54fdd0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:19:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4a4f31394b304844445849~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unfortunate Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netflix goes back in time to reinforce the stigma surrounding mental illness. Prior to this season, I was a huge fan of Stranger Things....]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/unfortunate-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62bc85b02cefc463f7c50c7b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7156f4_a98f3b1cd713407ebbcee118d2c8f1ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Sidewalk Psychotics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do we ignore the troubled souls scattered across our streets, muttering to themselves in fear? Almost 60 years ago, President Kennedy...]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/our-sidewalk-psychotics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628e5358d7b93ea657374d0d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 21:44:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_e12e70b804694691a0619a22d02f8a88~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's Entertainment]]></title><description><![CDATA[References to brain illness permeate our society, and not in a good way. 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The hosts were interviewing David...]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/making-a-difference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">617dbff2317e200017276213</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:28:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df471aa19d194a00b8d83b21176b7cad.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gut Feeling]]></title><description><![CDATA[How your microbiome affects your brain health Have you heard of Long Covid? I’ve been dealing with it now for over a year and a half....]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/gut-feeling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61561c4dc8077b0016287679</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:00:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7156f4_0bf3b3319d9c4f2295a548a0d0a533cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey, Dope!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your phone is ringing. It's dopamine calling. Professor Anna Lembke recently published the book, Dopamine Nation, and the main points...]]></description><link>https://www.safewantedloved.com/post/hey-dope</link><guid isPermaLink="false">612a473ea0d05100171468d5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:20:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5283193c06f45f18ee7b336c546ec52.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Dylan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>