Published Work

ON ANTIDEPRESSANT WITHDRAWAL & DEPRESSION RECOVERY

Writing:

“What I wish I had known before I stopped taking antidepressants, and before I started”, Washington Examiner, October 2022 (Print + Digital)
“Why we should stop casually prescribing antidepressants to teens,” New York Post, August 2022 (Print + Digital)
“I was in severe antidepressant withdrawal when I won ‘Chopped.’ Here’s what you didn’t see on TV,” Insider, August 2022
“How One Scary Moment Changed How I lived My Life,” Thrive Global, August 2022
“If We Knew What We Knew Now,” Mad In America, August 2022
“I spent half my life on antidepressants. Today, I’m off the medication and I feel all right,” The Washington Post, January 2020 (Print + Digital)
“How To Neuter Your Social Media for Better Mental Health,” Invisible Illness, August 2020
“What They Mean When They Talk About Stillness,” Change Your Mind, Change Your Life, May 2020
“Welcome to New York,” Modern Loss, January 2019
“On finding happiness through factual optimism,” On Your Terms, May 2017

Podcasts:

Ins ide Mental Health by PsychCentral: Are antidepressants for life? With Food Network’s “Chopped” Champion Brooke Siem
Dying To Ask: ’Chopped’ Winner’s Memoir Details Realities Of Antidepressant Withdrawal
Author2Author with Bill Kenower of Author Magazine.
Pivot Podcast with Jenny Blake: Episode 290: May Cause Side Effects—Life After Antidepressant Withdrawal with Brooke Siem
The PressNomics Podcast: Episode 7: Challenging the Pharmaceutical Complex on Long-Term Antidepressants
Open to Happiness: Episode 33: Choose between antidepressants and happiness
The Maverick Show: Episode 23: Extreme Performance Training, Boozy Cupcakes, and Kicking Life in the Dick
The Growth Tribe: Episode 33: Grieving Loss, Identity & Closing Life’s Chapters ft. Brooke Siem
Maverick’s Podcast: Episode 14: Take Back Control of your Life
Drive On Podcast: Episode 26: Being Your Own Advocate and Other Lessons Learned from Depression
Pivot Podcast with Jenny Blake: Episode 107: (Un)Medicating Grief & Recovering Feeling After Decades on Anti-Depressants
Do A Day Podcast with Bryan Falchuk: Episode 45: Breaking Free of Depression, Medication, and Suffocation

SELECTED ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS

“How Cooking Connected One Chef with Grandmothers Across the World,” EatingWell Magazine, May 2021 (Print + Digital)
“How I Uncovered a 70- Year Old Family Grudge Baked Into a Birthday Blitztorte,” EatingWell, May 2020
“Truer Than True: Talking with Laura Munson,” The Rumpus, July 2020
“Flying Solo: What it’s really like to travel alone, and the best places to do it,” Tasting Table, April 2017
“What it’s like to compete on—and win—Food Network’s “Chopped,” Medium, September 2017

ON FOOD & WINE

“An Awesome Way To Eat Frisée if You Hate Frisée (That’s Also Great if You Love It!),” Fifth Season Fresh, March 2021
“5 Things I Learned from 14 Different Grandmas from All over the World,” EatingWell, November 2020
“15 Recipes from Laid-Off Restaurant Workers,” Esquire, July 2020
“Forget the sweet stuff, savory jam is your new spreadable obsession,” Tasting Table, July 2018
“The ultimate guide to Thailand’s best fruits,” Tasting Table, November 2018
“5 Thai dishes you have to try,” Tasting Table, November 2018
“How to eat your way through Thailand,” Tasting Table, November 2018
“How to find the best tacos in Mexico City,” Tasting Table, May 2018
“How to recreate those amazing pies you’ve been seeing on Instagram,” Tasting Table, April 2018
“A chef’s guide to cooking Asian cuisine at home,” Tasting Table, April 2018
“How to pair flavors, according to science,” Tasting Table, April 2018
“Holiday entertaining tips from a ‘Chopped’ Champion,” Tasting Table, December 2017