Most mental health treatments fail—not because patients are broken, but because the root cause is being missed.

Dr. Mizyl Damayo, Medical Director of Paradise Behavioral Health, returns to The HeadRush Podcast to break down why traditional psychiatry often fails—and what it actually takes to create lasting healing.

After a decade in conventional practice, Dr. Damayo saw the same pattern over and over: patients cycling through medications with little to no long-term improvement. That realization led her to develop a precision-based approach—one that looks beyond symptoms and into the real drivers of mental health struggles.

In this episode, we go deep into:
Why up to 75% of psychiatric medications fail for patients

• The role of genetics (MTHFR, COMT, BDNF) in mental health treatment
• How neuroinflammation, hormones, and gut health impact the brain
• Why SSRIs don’t work for everyone—and what to do instead
• The connection between brain injury, mood disorders, and cognitive decline
• How the BrainWell Program combines traditional and integrative psychiatry
• Why “treatment-resistant depression” may be a misdiagnosis
• What it really means to create a “neuropermissive” environment for healing

Dr. Damayo also shares how tools like TMS, hormone optimization, genetic testing, and targeted supplementation can help patients who feel like they’ve tried everything.

If you’ve ever been told “it’s all in your head” but know something deeper is going on—this conversation will change how you think about mental health.

Supported by:
Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation
Millennium Health Centers
Millennium Health Store
Paradise Behavioral Health
McWellness – Cristal Clark, MA, LPC-S