Teralyn Sell and Jenn Schmitz: Breaking Out of the Prison of Prescribing and Finding the Freedom of Therapy

Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health

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🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

On the Mad in America podcast this week, Brooke Siem, author of May Cause Side Effects, talks with Teralyn Sell and Jenn Schmitz about their journey from working in the prison system to challenging conventional psychiatric narratives in their therapy practice and podcast, The Gaslit Truth.

Dr. Teralyn Sell is a distinguished expert in Psychology and Brain Health, holding a PhD in Psychology and an MS in Counseling Psychology. She bridges the gap between traditional mental health care and integrative brain health solutions with formal training in holistic nutrition and biology. She is the author of Your Best Brain and the co-host of the internationally acclaimed podcast, The Gaslit Truth, where she challenges conventional narratives around mental health and medication. Dr. Teralyn is dedicated to promoting safe medication practices, responsible tapering and a paradigm shift in mental health care, one that prioritizes brain health over symptom management.

Jenn Schmitz is redefining the field of psychology with a unique blend of expertise and lived experience. Holding a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology and having spent over a decade as a traditional therapist, Jenn took a bold step beyond the conventional boundaries of Western education and mental health treatment. Her personal struggle, marked by the challenging process of tapering off psychiatric medication, revealed insights that reshaped her entire approach to mental health. As a holistic, de-prescribing consultant, Jenn integrates psychological and brain health expertise with physical wellness, mindfulness and nutrition to safely guide the brain through the intricate process of medication tapering. Jenn hosts The Gaslit Truth podcast along with Dr. Teralyn and is a writer for the international wellness publication, Live, Love and Eat magazine.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Madden America Podcast, your source for science, psychiatry, and social justice.
0:14.2	Welcome to the Madden America podcast. My name is Brook Seam, and I'm the author of May Cause Side Effects.
0:19.8	Today I have with me Dr. Terilyn Sell and Jen Schmitz, who are co-hosts of the Gaslit Truth Podcasts.
0:27.9	Dr. Terralin Cell is a distinguished expert in psychology and brain health, holding a PhD in psychology and an MS in counseling psychology.
0:37.1	She bridges the gap between traditional
0:38.8	mental health care and integrative brain health solutions with formal training in holistic
0:43.1	nutrition and biology. Dr. Tara Lynn is the author of Your Best Brain and the co-host of the
0:49.1	internationally acclaimed podcast, The Gaslit Truth, where she challenges conventional
0:53.5	narratives around mental
0:54.6	health and medication. As a fierce advocate for full informed consent and psychiatric medication
0:59.9	use, Dr. Tara Lynn is dedicated to promoting safe medication practices, responsible tapering,
1:05.9	and a paradigm shift in mental health care, one that prioritizes brain health over symptom
1:10.6	management.
1:12.5	Jen Smith is a woman redefining the field of psychology with a unique blend of expertise and
1:17.6	lived experience. Holding a master of science in clinical psychology and having spent over a decade as a
1:23.3	traditional therapist, Jen took a bold step beyond the conventional boundaries of Western
1:27.6	education and mental health treatment. Her personal struggle, marked by the challenging
1:31.9	process of tapering off psychiatric medication, revealed insights that reshaped her entire approach
1:37.0	to mental health. As a holistic, deprescribing consultant, Jen integrates psychological
1:42.0	and brain health expertise with physical wellness,
1:44.5	mindfulness, and nutrition to safely guide the brain through the intricate process of
1:48.3	medication tapering.
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