The Gaslit Truth Podcast

The Gaslit Truth Podcast is a mental health podcast hosted by Dr. Teralyn Sell and Therapist Jenn Schmitz , focused on psychiatric medication harm, withdrawal, therapy culture, and informed consent. Dr. Teralyn Sell and Therapist Jenn Schmitz bring clinical experience, research literacy, and compassionate honesty to conversations about psychiatric medication withdrawal, tapering strategies, the psychology of dependence, and the long-term impacts of mental health treatment. The Gaslit Truth Podcast challenges outdated mental health narratives while empowering listeners with evidence-based insight, critical thinking, and practical understanding of therapy and psychiatric medications.

The Gaslit Truth Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 132 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #131

  The Truth About Gut Health Nobody Talks About with Dr Rick Pescatore, MD | The Gaslit Truth Podcast with Dr Teralyn Sell and Therapist Jenn Schmitz

  Aug 17, 202654 minS3

  Send us Fan Mail Normal labs. Normal CT scan. Abnormal suffering. That gap is where millions of people live with chronic nausea, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, and pain, then get brushed off as “just anxiety.” We sit down with Dr. Rick, an ER doctor and founder of Belly MD, to unpack why “mystery belly pain” has become a huge slice of emergency medicine and why the old hardware-only mindset fails people when the real problem is nervous system signaling. We dig into the gut-brain connection and the enteric nervous system, including how the vagus nerve acts like a two-way superhighway between stress, inflammation, and digestion. Dr. Rick uses GLP-1 medications as a clear example of brain-driven gut change, then talks through why side effects like nausea and SIBO can hit some people hard while others feel fine. From there, we connect the dots to psychiatric medications, especially SSRIs and SNRIs, and why tapering off can trigger intense IBS-like symptoms for some people. A big “wait, what?” moment is thiamine (vitamin B1). Dr. Rick explains how functional B1 issues can show up as fatigue, tingling, nausea, vomiting, and pain, why common food fortification may not solve absorption and mitochondrial needs, and why magnesium matters as a key partner. We also preview his upcoming Me Gnome app (launching August 12) built around phenomic intelligence to personalize gut-brain patterns without the usual one-size-fits-all advice. If this helps you, subscribe, share it with someone who keeps getting dismissed, and leave a review so more people can find real answers. What gut symptom do you want us to tackle next? We're recruiting for a first-of-its-kind psychiatric medication withdrawal research study. If you've experienced psychiatric medication withdrawal, you may be eligible to participate. Email DrTeralyn@DrTeralyn.com to learn more. Savorista Coffee is offering our listeners 25% off their premium craft decaf and half caf blends with bold flavors, ethically sourced beans, and natural decaffeination. Small-batch roasted for exceptional taste. E Use promo code GASLIT at checkout!  https://savorista.com/discount/GASLIT Ready to Deprescribe Your Psych Meds? Psych meds have harmed us—and we’re not just survivors, we’re deeply educated in psychopharmacology, psychology, and nutrition. As hosts of The Gaslit Truth Podcast , we guide people safely off psychiatric medications with strategies grounded in science and brain health You’ve been harmed. You’ve been dismissed. It’s time to take your brain back—with guidance from people who’ve been there and know their stuff. Support the show Are you tired of being gaslit and want to DEEP THROAT some more truth? We want to hear from you! Message us your gaslit stories at thegaslittruthpodcast@gmail.com While you are at it, Follow us on Instagram , Facebook and YouTube @thegaslittruthpodcast. Be sure to Hit that subscribe button and get alerts for more episodes! Thanks for listening! Follow Us individually at Dr. Teralyn: Instagram @Dr_Teralyn Facebook @DrTeralyn Tik Tok @Dr_Teralyn Therapist Jenn: Instagram @TherapistJen TikTok @Jenn.Schmitz

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  Episode #130

  The Lindsay Clancy Lawsuit And The Dangers Of Psychiatric Polypharmacy | The Gaslit Truth Podcast with Dr Teralyn Sell and Therapist Jenn Schmitz

  Aug 10, 20261h 7mS3

  Send us Fan Mail A case like this doesn’t just raise questions about one family, it forces us to confront what happens when postpartum mental health care becomes a series of disconnected appointments and escalating prescriptions. We dig into the civil lawsuit tied to the Lindsay Clancy case and lay out the documented timeline: worsening insomnia, severe anxiety, dissociation, emotional numbing, intrusive thoughts, and ultimately command hallucinations, all while medications are started, stopped, increased, and switched across multiple classes. We talk plainly about psychiatric polypharmacy, adverse drug reactions, and how quickly “side effects” can be reframed as a new diagnosis that drives even more medication. We also wrestle with the real-world courtroom problem of labels, including the pressure to anchor everything to a bipolar disorder narrative versus taking seriously the possibility of pharmacologically induced deterioration. Along the way, we highlight the repeated moments where Lindsay and her family reach out for help, only to face dismissal, short visits, siloed providers, and care that doesn’t fully integrate postpartum risk, sleep collapse, and women’s health realities. We also critique gaps in the standard of care: limited coordination between inpatient and outpatient teams, the quality of suicide hotline triage, and the lack of curiosity about hormones, thyroid issues, and other postpartum biological factors that can amplify psychiatric symptoms. If you care about postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, patient safety, and medical negligence, this conversation is heavy but necessary. Subscribe, share the episode with someone who cares about maternal mental health, and leave a review so more people can find it. We're recruiting for a first-of-its-kind psychiatric medication withdrawal research study. If you've experienced psychiatric medication withdrawal, you may be eligible to participate. Email DrTeralyn@DrTeralyn.com to learn more. Savorista Coffee is offering our listeners 25% off their premium craft decaf and half caf blends with bold flavors, ethically sourced beans, and natural decaffeination. Small-batch roasted for exceptional taste. E Use promo code GASLIT at checkout!  https://savorista.com/discount/GASLIT Ready to Deprescribe Your Psych Meds? Psych meds have harmed us—and we’re not just survivors, we’re deeply educated in psychopharmacology, psychology, and nutrition. As hosts of The Gaslit Truth Podcast , we guide people safely off psychiatric medications with strategies grounded in science and brain health You’ve been harmed. You’ve been dismissed. It’s time to take your brain back—with guidance from people who’ve been there and know their stuff. Support the show Are you tired of being gaslit and want to DEEP THROAT some more truth? We want to hear from you! Message us your gaslit stories at thegaslittruthpodcast@gmail.com While you are at it, Follow us on Instagram , Facebook and YouTube @thegaslittruthpodcast. Be sure to Hit that subscribe button and get alerts for more episodes! Thanks for listening! Follow Us individually at Dr. Teralyn: Instagram @Dr_Teralyn Facebook @DrTeralyn Tik Tok @Dr_Teralyn Therapist Jenn: Instagram @TherapistJen TikTok @Jenn.Schmitz

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  Episode #129

  Once a Cheater, Always A Cheater and Other Affair Recovery Myths with Dr Kathy Nickerson | The Gaslit Truth Podcast with Dr Teralyn Sell and Therapist Jenn Schmitz

  Aug 3, 202654 minS3

  Send us Fan Mail “Once a cheater, always a cheater” is one of the stickiest relationship clichés on the internet, and it shapes how people judge themselves and their partners after betrayal. We sit down with psychologist Dr. Kathy Nickerson to put real data next to the hot takes, including findings from her large infidelity survey and her work alongside Dr. John Gottman. What emerges is a more complex, more human picture of cheating, regret, and why many couples choose reconciliation after infidelity. We talk about the myths that do the most damage: that cheaters only feel remorse when they’re caught, that most are narcissists who never change, and that love can’t exist if someone cheats. We also name the lived reality for the betrayed partner: betrayal trauma can feel like a psychological blast radius where safety, identity, and even your memories get questioned. From there we get practical about healing without self-blame, especially when mental health labels like anxiety or depression get twisted into “reasons” that a partner strayed. Then we dig into limerence and the affair fog, the obsessive fantasy bond that can make an affair feel like destiny. Dr. Nickerson explains what limerence is, why it can hit hard, and what helps people step back into reality: ending contact, stopping the fantasy loop, getting individual support, and rebuilding connection in the primary relationship. We also explore morality under pain, how people rationalize the irrational, and why a terrible choice doesn’t have to become someone’s permanent identity. If you’re navigating affair recovery, couples therapy after infidelity, or the brutal question of whether to stay or go, this conversation gives you language, research, and grounded hope. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review with the myth you want us to tackle next. We're recruiting for a first-of-its-kind psychiatric medication withdrawal research study. If you've experienced psychiatric medication withdrawal, you may be eligible to participate. Email DrTeralyn@DrTeralyn.com to learn more. Savorista Coffee is offering our listeners 25% off their premium craft decaf and half caf blends with bold flavors, ethically sourced beans, and natural decaffeination. Small-batch roasted for exceptional taste. E Use promo code GASLIT at checkout!  https://savorista.com/discount/GASLIT Ready to Deprescribe Your Psych Meds? Psych meds have harmed us—and we’re not just survivors, we’re deeply educated in psychopharmacology, psychology, and nutrition. As hosts of The Gaslit Truth Podcast , we guide people safely off psychiatric medications with strategies grounded in science and brain health You’ve been harmed. You’ve been dismissed. It’s time to take your brain back—with guidance from people who’ve been there and know their stuff. Support the show Are you tired of being gaslit and want to DEEP THROAT some more truth? We want to hear from you! Message us your gaslit stories at thegaslittruthpodcast@gmail.com While you are at it, Follow us on Instagram , Facebook and YouTube @thegaslittruthpodcast. Be sure to Hit that subscribe button and get alerts for more episodes! Thanks for listening! Follow Us individually at Dr. Teralyn: Instagram @Dr_Teralyn Facebook @DrTeralyn Tik Tok @Dr_Teralyn Therapist Jenn: Instagram @TherapistJen TikTok @Jenn.Schmitz

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  Episode #128

  When SSRI's Turn On You with Mark Pescetti | The Gaslit Truth Podcast with Dr Teralyn Sell and Therapist Jenn Schmitz

  Jul 27, 202646 minS3

  Send us Fan Mail Feeling “better” on an SSRI is real and so is the moment it stops feeling like you. We talk with Mark, known as The Health Files, about his citalopram (Celexa) experience: a first year of relief followed by a slow slide into emotional blunting, lost sleep, memory problems, irritability, and sexual side effects that shook his identity and his relationship. As he tells it, the most destabilizing part wasn’t only the symptoms, it was being repeatedly dismissed by clinicians and told the medication couldn’t possibly be involved. If you’ve searched for SSRI side effects, antidepressant numbness, or why you don’t feel like yourself anymore, this conversation puts language to what that can look like day to day. We also get practical about antidepressant withdrawal and tapering. Mark describes what happened when he tried to come off too quickly and got hit with brain zaps, neuropathy, extreme sensitivity, and worsening autoimmune flares alongside lupus and Sjogren’s. We unpack why protecting the nervous system matters, why healing is nonlinear, and how slow reductions, precise dosing, and compounded liquid can be part of a safer plan. This is not medical advice, but it is a grounded look at what patients are often forced to learn on their own. Finally, we zoom out to the community piece. Mark opens up about grief, regret, and self-forgiveness, and we address the online fights that erupt over wording like “addiction” versus “dependence” when someone is in pain. Our goal is honesty without cruelty and support without gatekeeping. If this resonates, subscribe to Gaslit Truth Podcast, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find these stories. We're recruiting for a first-of-its-kind psychiatric medication withdrawal research study. If you've experienced psychiatric medication withdrawal, you may be eligible to participate. Email DrTeralyn@DrTeralyn.com to learn more. Savorista Coffee is offering our listeners 25% off their premium craft decaf and half caf blends with bold flavors, ethically sourced beans, and natural decaffeination. Small-batch roasted for exceptional taste. E Use promo code GASLIT at checkout!  https://savorista.com/discount/GASLIT Ready to Deprescribe Your Psych Meds? Psych meds have harmed us—and we’re not just survivors, we’re deeply educated in psychopharmacology, psychology, and nutrition. As hosts of The Gaslit Truth Podcast , we guide people safely off psychiatric medications with strategies grounded in science and brain health You’ve been harmed. You’ve been dismissed. It’s time to take your brain back—with guidance from people who’ve been there and know their stuff. Support the show Are you tired of being gaslit and want to DEEP THROAT some more truth? We want to hear from you! Message us your gaslit stories at thegaslittruthpodcast@gmail.com While you are at it, Follow us on Instagram , Facebook and YouTube @thegaslittruthpodcast. Be sure to Hit that subscribe button and get alerts for more episodes! Thanks for listening! Follow Us individually at Dr. Teralyn: Instagram @Dr_Teralyn Facebook @DrTeralyn Tik Tok @Dr_Teralyn Therapist Jenn: Instagram @TherapistJen TikTok @Jenn.Schmitz

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  Episode #127

  Akathisia And Medical Gaslighting with Kathy Toll | The Gaslit Truth Podcast with Dr Teralyn Sell and Therapist Jenn Schmitz

  Jul 20, 202645 minS3

  Send us Fan Mail A single hospital IV can change the next 27 years of your life, especially when the system decides your body’s alarm is “just anxiety.” We sit down with Kathy Toll, a relentless advocate whose TikTok accounts get shut down again and again, and she tells the story behind the bans: akathisia, medication injury, and the kind of medical gaslighting that turns a clear adverse drug reaction into a lifelong psychiatric label. Kathy walks us through the moment it started, how an anti-nausea medication (Stemetil/Compazine) triggered that terrifying “jumping out of my skin” state, and how quickly clinicians reframed it as panic disorder. From there we unpack the long trail of SSRI switches, benzos, and symptom flare-ups that kept getting dismissed as “mental health.” We also talk about what happened when an ADHD diagnosis entered the picture, why “you can just switch” can be dangerous advice, and how labels in your records can ripple into everything from treatment decisions to disability determinations. We don’t leave it in the dark, though. Kathy shares what healing looks like in real time: windows and waves, sensory “wakefulness,” and learning to build boundaries while carrying other people’s stories. We also get practical about nervous system support, including morning light for circadian rhythm regulation and simple body-based tools that help her ride out surges without another prescription. If you’ve ever wondered whether your “anxiety” could be a medication side effect or antidepressant withdrawal, this conversation will give you language, questions to ask, and a lot of validation. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find Gaslit Truth. We're recruiting for a first-of-its-kind psychiatric medication withdrawal research study. If you've experienced psychiatric medication withdrawal, you may be eligible to participate. Email DrTeralyn@DrTeralyn.com to learn more. Savorista Coffee is offering our listeners 25% off their premium craft decaf and half caf blends with bold flavors, ethically sourced beans, and natural decaffeination. Small-batch roasted for exceptional taste. E Use promo code GASLIT at checkout!  https://savorista.com/discount/GASLIT Ready to Deprescribe Your Psych Meds? Psych meds have harmed us—and we’re not just survivors, we’re deeply educated in psychopharmacology, psychology, and nutrition. As hosts of The Gaslit Truth Podcast , we guide people safely off psychiatric medications with strategies grounded in science and brain health You’ve been harmed. You’ve been dismissed. It’s time to take your brain back—with guidance from people who’ve been there and know their stuff. Support the show Are you tired of being gaslit and want to DEEP THROAT some more truth? We want to hear from you! Message us your gaslit stories at thegaslittruthpodcast@gmail.com While you are at it, Follow us on Instagram , Facebook and YouTube @thegaslittruthpodcast. Be sure to Hit that subscribe button and get alerts for more episodes! Thanks for listening! Follow Us individually at Dr. Teralyn: Instagram @Dr_Teralyn Facebook @DrTeralyn Tik Tok @Dr_Teralyn Therapist Jenn: Instagram @TherapistJen TikTok @Jenn.Schmitz

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