by Mad in America
Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide. Hosted by James Moore, this podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change. On the podcast we have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system. Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking psychiatric care around the world. For more information visit madinamerica.com To contact us email [email protected]
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April 16, 2025
<p>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, <a href="https://pod.link/1726974856" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Gaslit Truth</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://drteralyn.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Dr. Teralyn Sell</a> 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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therapistjen/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Jenn Schmitz</a> 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.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">***</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and read our articles this year. MIA is funded entirely by reader donations. If you value MIA, please help us continue to survive and grow. <a href= "https://www.madinamerica.com/donate/">https://www.madinamerica.com/donate/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">To find the Mad in America podcast on your preferred podcast player, click here: <a href= "https://pod.link/1212789850">https://pod.link/1212789850</a></p> <p>© Mad in America 2025. Produced by James Moore <a href= "https://www.jmaudio.org/">https://www.jmaudio.org</a></p>
April 9, 2025
<p>David Goodman is the Director of the <a href= "https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/sites/Psychological-Humanities-Ethics.html"> Center for Psychological Humanities and Ethics</a> and the Dean of the <a href= "https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/wcas/graduate.html">Woods College of Advancing Studies at Boston College</a>, where he also teaches in the <a href= "https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/departments/dfe.html"> Department of Formative Education</a>.</p> <p>A past president of the APA’s <a href= "https://www.apadivisions.org/division-24/index">Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (Division 24)</a>, Goodman is known for his interdisciplinary work at the intersection of psychology, philosophy, theology, and ethics. He is the founder of the <a href= "https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/sites/Psychological-Humanities-Ethics/pato.html"> Psychology and the Other conference</a> series and serves as editor of two book series: Psychology and the Other and Essays in the Psychological Humanities.</p> <p class="" data-start="1265" data-end="1750">In this conversation, Goodman draws on the work of philosopher <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Demanded-Self-Levinasian-Identity-Psychology/dp/0820704490"> Emmanuel Levinas</a> to reimagine therapy not as a space for self-optimization but as an encounter with responsibility—a call to become more available, interruptible, and open to the world beyond ourselves. He reflects on psychology’s history of centering the individual at the expense of the relational, critiques the structural limitations imposed by managed care systems, and shares clinical insights from his own practice.</p> <p data-start="1265" data-end="1750">He explores how therapy can become a site of ethical awakening rather than adjustment, and how the dominant metaphors of psychology (often drawn from consumer culture and medicine) may obscure the relational depth of human life.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">***</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and read our articles this year. MIA is funded entirely by reader donations. If you value MIA, please help us continue to survive and grow. <a href= "https://www.madinamerica.com/donate/">https://www.madinamerica.com/donate/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">To find the Mad in America podcast on your preferred podcast player, click here: <a href= "https://pod.link/1212789850">https://pod.link/1212789850</a></p> <p>© Mad in America 2025. Produced by James Moore <a href= "https://www.jmaudio.org/">https://www.jmaudio.org</a></p>
March 26, 2025
<p>Welcome to <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/miaradio/">Mad In America Radio</a>. My name is Bob Whitaker, and today my guest is Italian psychiatrist, Giovanni Fava. From 1992 to 2022, Dr. Fava edited the journal <a href="https://karger.com/pps" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics</a>. We will be talking about the importance of that journal and what may be lost now that the publisher, Karger, may be taking it in a new direction.</p> <p>Here's why this journal, under Dr. Fava’s leadership, was so important to us all. When psychiatry talks about how its drug treatments are evidence-based, it points to RCTs and meta-analyses of those RCTs as proof that its drugs are more effective than placebo.</p> <p>However, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics under Dr. Fava’s guidance presented a very different evidence base to its readers. First, his journal told of how clinical experiences should govern our understanding of the impact of psychiatric treatments, particularly over longer periods of time. Second, his journal told of how RCTs and meta-analyses when used to direct clinical practices can lead to harm. Third, his journal told of the corrupting influence of pharmaceutical money on the creation of psychiatric diagnoses and drug trials.</p> <p>When Dr. Fava became editor of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics in 1992, it had a low impact factor. When he resigned as editor in 2022, it had an impact factor that made it one of the most influential journals in psychiatry and psychology. He left the journal in good hands in 2022 and he remained involved as an honorary editor. However, in December, Karger fired one of the two editors in chief, Dr. Fava then resigned as honorary editor, and most of the editorial board resigned as well. The future of this journal, which had been so essential to our understanding of the impact of psychiatric treatments is now unclear.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">***</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and read our articles this year. MIA is funded entirely by reader donations. If you value MIA, please help us continue to survive and grow. <a href= "https://www.madinamerica.com/donate/">https://www.madinamerica.com/donate/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">To find the Mad in America podcast on your preferred podcast player, click here: <a href= "https://pod.link/1212789850">https://pod.link/1212789850</a></p> <p>© Mad in America 2025. Produced by James Moore <a href= "https://www.jmaudio.org/">https://www.jmaudio.org</a></p>
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