Blowing the Lid off the Chemical Imbalance Myth with Dr Joanna Moncrieff | The Gaslit Truth Podcast with Dr. Teralyn Sell & Therapist Jenn Schmitz

Send us Fan Mail The story you’ve been told about depression is tidy, catchy, and comforting—and it doesn’t match the evidence. We sit down with Professor Joanna Moncrieff to unpack why the “chemical imbalance” narrative took hold, what her 2022 umbrella review actually found about serotonin, and how a drug-centered lens helps us make wiser choices about antidepressants. Instead of assuming pills fix a faulty brain, we look at how psychoactive drugs alter consciousness—sometimes helpful in cr...