In this podcast episode, Victoria Kleinsman interviews therapists Dr. Teralyn Sell and Jenn Wagner about mental health, therapy, and the challenges within the industry.
Listeners can expect to gain insight into issues like over-medication, problems with diagnosis labelling, lack of nutrition education among providers, and more.
Main Discussion Points:
– Problems with overuse of psychiatric medications and lack of emphasis on nutrition, sleep, movement etc. in mental healthcare
– Issues around diagnosis labelling and misuse of the DSM manual
– Why providers often fail to obtain full informed consent with medications
– Flaws in the “chemical imbalance theory” used to justify psychiatric meds
– The benefits of taking a more holistic, individualised approach to mental health
– How to safely deprescribe psychiatric medications if desired
Guest Bios:
Dr. Teralyn Sell is a therapist and podcaster. She has over 15 years experience working in corrections and mental health.
Jenn Wagner is a therapist and popular mental health influencer on TikTok. She is passionate about bringing more empowering narratives to the mental health space.
Both have a podcast together called “The Gaslit Truth” where they challenge conventional thinking in therapy and mental healthcare.
Key Quotes:
“The biggest bullshit is the chemical imbalance theory of mental health. That’s the biggest bullshit.” (Jen Wagner, 00:36:35)
“If you’re listening to this podcast and something clicks or resonates with you, right, and you go, I need a starting point, what I what I tell people is, like, just get curious about the idea in general of what things could feel like or look like if you were taking just a little bit less.” (Dr. Teralyn, 01:02:05)
The Gaslit truth podcast: beacons.ai/thegaslittruthpodcast
