by Dr Teralyn | Aug 24, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, Health and Wellness, Mental Health & Anxiety
By Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Clinically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Few beliefs in modern psychiatry carry more emotional weight than the idea that psychiatric medication is necessary to keep people safe from suicide. It is a powerful message. It is repeated in...
by Dr Teralyn | Jun 28, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, Health and Wellness, In the News, In the News, medication tapering, medication titration
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD One of the most important unanswered questions in mental health today is why psychiatric medication withdrawal appears to affect people so differently. While some individuals discontinue medications with relatively few...
by Dr Teralyn | Apr 6, 2026 | antidepressants, Anxiety & Depression, 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 Dr Teralyn | Mar 17, 2026 | antidepressants, 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 Dr Teralyn | Mar 4, 2026 | Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety and Depression, chemical imbalance theory, Health and Wellness, medication tapering, medication titration
This is a conversation that is not popular, but it is necessary. In the tapering and recovery coaching world, lived experience is powerful. It creates community, language, empathy, recognition, and the courage to leave what once harmed you. But lived experience, no...
by Dr Teralyn | Feb 16, 2026 | Anxiety & Depression, BRAIN HEALTH, Health and Wellness, In the News, In the News, In the News, In the News
Ilia Malinin didn’t describe a physical mistake. He described sequence. “Right before I got into my starting position, all the negative thoughts just rushed into my head. All the negative, traumatic experiences. I’ve been through a lot. Being the Olympic gold hopeful...
