SLEEP, The Billion Dollar Business | The Gaslit Truth Podcast with Dr Teralyn Sell and Therapist Jenn Schmitz

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The Gaslit Truth Podcast is hosted by Dr. Teralyn Sell and Therapist Jenn Schmitz, exploring mental health, psychiatric medication withdrawal, therapy culture, and informed consent.
In this episode, Dr. Teralyn Sell and Therapist Jenn Schmitz discuss the billion dollar industry of sleep, including melatonin, sleep aids, and how therapy and psychology intersect with mental health care.
Ready to stop buying sleep and start getting it back? We went live for our 100th and pulled apart the billion-dollar promises of Big Sleep to reveal what actually works: aligning hormones, respecting your internal clocks, and building rituals your nervous system can trust. No fluff—just clear, doable steps that restore deep, natural rest.

We start with the biggest myths: nightly melatonin as a cure-all, “I’m fine on five hours,” and weekend sleep catch-up. You’ll learn how circadian and ultradian rhythms really drive energy and rest, why cortisol and melatonin work like a seesaw, and how shift work, screens, and late caffeine scramble that delicate timing. We share new concerns about long-term melatonin use, the hidden costs of Z-drugs and antihistamines, and how

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