Episode 1: Wendy Dolin
Wendy Dolin pictured in studio
We launch the Akathisia Stories podcast with MISSD founder Wendy Dolin. Over the course of two interviews recorded in the first half of 2019, she talks to host Andy Miles about the 2010 suicide of her husband, Stewart Dolin, the work of the foundation she started in his name, medication-induced suicide and cases of chronic akathisia, her work with and on behalf of veterans, the legal battle she has waged in the courts and the status of her petition to the United States Supreme Court, and more.
Wendy Dolin, MSW, LSW, LCSW, is a certified family therapist with a private practice in the Chicago area and an internationally recognized health and safety advocate. She is also the founder of the Medication-Induced Suicide Prevention and Education Foundation in Memory of Stewart Dolin (MISSD). She started MISSD following the 2010 death of her husband, Stewart, who died after suffering from an adverse drug effect called akathisia. In 2018, the International Society of Ethical Psychiatry and Psychology recognized Wendy with its Humanitarian of the Year award. She holds a Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and a Master's in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago.