by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Apr 14, 2026 | antidepressants, Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety and Depression, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, Medicine, Nutrition
Mitochondria are tiny parts inside your cells that make energy. Every cell has them, but the brain needs more energy than almost any other part of the body. Thinking, feeling, focusing, remembering, and handling stress all take a lot of power. When mitochondria are...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Apr 6, 2026 | antidepressants, Anxiety & Depression, Behavior, Being Human, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, Health and Wellness
Traditional therapy often focuses on thoughts, feelings, and behavior. These things matter. But when therapy ignores brain health, it misses a major part of the problem. You cannot talk your way out of a brain that is exhausted, inflamed, under-fueled, or chemically...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Mar 31, 2026 | antidepressants, Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety and Depression, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, Medicine
Antipsychotic medications are increasingly being prescribed for sleep problems. Drugs originally developed for schizophrenia and severe psychosis are now commonly given for insomnia, anxiety at night, or difficulty “shutting the brain off.” This trend should raise...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Mar 25, 2026 | Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety and Depression, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, Medicine
One of the strangest contradictions in addiction treatment is this: people are told they are born with a broken brain, specifically a dopamine signaling problem, yet there is no clear proof this is true. Even more confusing, when addiction is framed as a dopamine...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Mar 17, 2026 | antidepressants, Being Human, Body, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, Health and Wellness, medication tapering, medication titration
Both the addiction community and the mental health community rely on the same core idea: that some people are born with a broken brain. This belief is often called the broken brain theory or chemical imbalance theory. It suggests that people develop addiction,...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Mar 10, 2026 | Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety and Depression, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, medication tapering, medication titration
Many people wonder how a therapist or psychologist can help someone come off psychiatric medications if they are not allowed to prescribe or stop medications themselves. The answer is simple. Getting off psych meds is not mainly about prescriptions. It is about...
