When Schools Pressure Parents to Medicate: What You Need to Know Medically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Parents today face increasing pressure from schools and educators to medicate children for behavioral or attention concerns. From 504 Plan or IEP meetings to...
Psychiatric Diagnosis as Social Control: Are Normal Life Experiences Being Pathologized? In recent years, mental health diagnoses have come under scrutiny for potentially pathologizing normal human experiences. Critics argue that some psychiatric labels are used as a...
The Chemical Imbalance Theory Is Finally Laid to Rest — And That’s Great News for Mental Healthcare For decades, we’ve been told that mental health conditions like depression and anxiety are caused by a simple chemical imbalance in the brain — usually a shortage of...
That’s right. According to a group of licensed professionals on r/therapists, I’ve gone full “Burn Book-worthy” and am now the “Grifting Conspiracy Influencer” of the mental health world. I’d like to thank the Academy… but I’d rather thank the therapists who gathered...
It’s Not Them—It’s You (and That’s a Good Thing) Have you ever said something like, “They made me so mad!” or “She ruined my day!”? If so, you’re not alone. But here’s the truth: no one can make you feel anything without your permission....
Medically reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhDPhD Psychology, Nutritionist, and Herbalist When we talk about the side effects of antidepressants—especially SSRIs and SNRIs—most people think of mood shifts, sleep changes, or weight gain. But there’s another...
