Giving Voice to Depression

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Depression affects more than 375,000,000 worldwide. So, if you don't have it yourself, you know someone who does. Giving Voice to Depression was founded to start discussions that reduce stigma and promote understanding. We look at depression from many angles. Terry McGuire, a journalist with depression interviews a guest each week about their experience of depression. Some have episodes, others live with the mood disorder chronically. All share things that do and do not help their mental-health management. After the pre-produced/edited guest's story, Terry and cohost/licensed therapist Dr. Anita Sanz comment on the issues presented. The episodes are informative, hopeful and seldom depressing. It's time to shine some light on depression's darkness! Join us.

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198_Depression Can Change Us in Good and Bad Ways

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02/01/22 • 19 min

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Lost and found. That phrase comes to mind listening to Paul Marlow talk about his mental-health journey. He lost so much in the years preceding and during his descent into depression's pit. And he found a new, more-honest and healthy version of himself, too.With vulnerability, candor and insight, Paul talks about both his experience of having All That Was HIm crash down in rubble, and the deliberate and mindful way he is rebuilding his life. And himself.Paul Marlow's Never Alone site: https://weareneveralone.co/Link to register for GVTD webinar (Tuesdays 2/8 and 2/22 from 11:30-12:15 CST:) https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hTKognWuQQmMRFiRfZV7QgLink to the NEW suicide-prevention podcast: Stream episode The "S" Word: A Podcast about Suicide Prevention - Episode 1 by Sara Kohlbeck podcast | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

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Keeping Mental Health in Mind When Planning for the Holidays (remix)

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12/07/21 • 18 min

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Phew! There is so much to think about this time of year. From traditions, family and faith, to gifts and decorations and cooking and cleaning and traveling, and, and, and.But as we make plans for all of that, how often do we stop, check in with ourselves and factor in our mental health and whether The Expectations we've set will nourish or deplete us?This episode, a remix from a few Decembers back, offers a look at Scrooge through a therapist's compassionate lens, some advice on not getting caught up in Holiday Expectations, and "the best and kindest thing" you can do this time of year for someone in your life who is struggling.https://www.anitasanz.com/?page_id=4917

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Podcast Recording Blooper

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11/24/21 • 1 min

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My sister and I, who co-host the Givng Voice to Depression podcast, take mental health and our advocacy of it very seriously.We do not, however, take ourselves real seriously.This morning we tried to record our next episode and I simply could not say the phrase "mental-health management techniques" and my sisters HUGE laugh lets you know how much she enjoyed that. We may have a heavy, serious illness. But we are not always heavy and serious.

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Civilian Support of Veterans (remix)

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11/09/21 • 18 min

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This week, we observe Veteran's Day in the U.S. Beyond the parade and holiday, have you taken the opportunity to reach out to any veterans in your life to ask about their service experience? Their sacrifices? Their current state of being, and whether the pandemic has made any mental-health challenges they might have better or worse? It can make a real and important difference.In the second of this 2-part episode, we continue our conversation with VA Psychologist Dr. Michael McBride about the challenges vets are having during this pandemic and how civilians can help keep them connected and safe.www.veteranscrisisline.net/www.military.com/benefits/veteran...or-veterans.html

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190_Getting Creative to Support a Struggling Friend

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10/05/21 • 25 min

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The "silly selfie" accompanying this episode is actually an example of one friend helping another through a really dark time. The spectrum of ways to support someone struggling with their mental health is wide, varying from acknowledging a stranger you pass (who knows when they last felt "seen,") to climbing into the darkest darkness with a friend who is suicidal. And sometimes, it's saying "get out of bed, go get yourself your favorite coffee drink and send me a silly selfie. I'll send one back."It was a social media post about that challenge that prompted this interview and episode.Article referenced in episode: Suicide Prevention Doesn't Have to Be a Huge, Scary Thing: https://bit.ly/3ixsiky

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191 The Beginning of Hope

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10/19/21 • 18 min

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A teen whose depression and suicidal thoughts were so pervasive that she did not know if she would live past the age of 16, is now a social worker helping others. She shares about her family's inability to speak openly about mental-health challenges before she did, and how her grandmother's disclosure of the generations-long family history of depression allowed her to have hope for a future.

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Why I Had to Give Voice to Depression (remix)

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08/10/21 • 13 min

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This is my story. The story of why I started the Giving Voice to Depression podcast. I first told it four years ago when we started this resource because it didn't seem fair to ask others to share their stories unless my sister and I did, too.I am re-posting it now because, being sick for the past several weeks I've had a lot of time to think, and question my life and my work and myself. Not in a depressed way, thankfully . But in that fevered and can't sleep way. And frankly, I think I needed to be reminded of how far I've come (mentally) so that I can honestly and passionately continue to tell anyone listening that things really truly can get better. It might not be as soon or as easily as we'd like. But everything can change. And there are things we can do when we first see the warning signs to give ourselves a better fighting chance. I didn't know that four years ago. Thanks to all the people who've shared their stories with us, I know it now. And I believe it and see it work for myself and others. Thank you for having taken this journey with us. Thank you for listening and for sharing and for caring-- for yourselves and each other. We truly are stronger together.

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"Family Secrets" (Jose)

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03/10/17 • 9 min

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Jose reminds us that it's important to know your family's medical history-- including mental health issues.

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How to Help Someone Who is Struggling-Part2-MHA

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06/29/21 • 18 min

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We're not taught how to have these conversations.: A friend or family member is struggling. Maybe they're just "not themselves." Maybe they're suicidal. How do you offer support them? What do you say? What can you do that's actually helpful?https://letsqueerthingsup.com/2018/08/24/11-important-ways-my-loved-ones-supported-me-during-a-mental-health-crisis/Part 1 of How to Support Someone: https://soundcloud.com/givingvoicetodepression/you-want-to-help-someone-whos-struggling-heres-how-part-1How to ASK For Help if You Need It-Part One: https://soundcloud.com/givingvoicetodepression/asking-for-help-is-not-always-intuitive-sam-dylan-finch How to ASK For Help if You Need It-Part Two: https://soundcloud.com/givingvoicetodepression/how-to-ask-for-the-help-you-need-pt-2-sam-dylan-finch

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