Depression Relief with Yasmean Willis

Today's episode is all about answering some of the most common questions asked about depression. With the appropriate understanding of depression and what's really going on in the body, you can make better decisions on what you need to do in order to recover. We'll be discussing:

• Is depression an illness or disease?
• Is depression genetic or hereditary?
• Why am I depressed for no reason?
• What does depression feel like?
• What happens to your brain when you are depressed?
• Are depression and anxiety linked?
• Why does my depression keep coming back?
• What type of depression do I have?
• Which depression meds are the best?
• Is depression curable?

So, let's get started!

The difficulty of making decisions while depressed was quite a surprise for me when I first found out that this was actually a thing. It totally made sense to me though. All of a sudden, I had some clarity on why I just couldn't, for the life of me, make some of the simplest decisions and it absolutely drove me crazy. But after begin depressed for so long, I discovered some tips and tricks to function in life, even when my mind didn't want to cooperate. We're gonna take a look at:

• Why it's difficult for people struggling with depression to make decisions.
• What technique I use to simplify decisions and other life situations, removing a lot of confusion.
• A step-by-step model to use when making difficult or complex decisions.
• And so much more!

So, let's dive in!

Today's episode is all about dealing with unsolvable problems. We all face them, and if you're not equipped with a few very important skills to handle them as they come, it can be much more difficult than it needs to be. But if you develop a few key tools, it can make all the difference between being stressed, possibly worsening your depression, or handling it in stride and minimizing its effects on your wellbeing. So let's dive in and discuss:

• How do you know when a problem is unsolvable?
• How to deal with situations that directly affect you, but are outside of your control.
• Why it's important to validate your emotions and the part it plays in healing.
• How to develop the skill of acceptance.
• An important part of grieving.
• And so much more!

Enjoy!

There's a lot of talk about mindset these days. Mindset to do all sorts of stuff, including improving your health.  Problem is, there is one key factor that can make all the difference in your success or your failure. Today, we're talking about what that is and how you can truly foster a mindset that can change your health and change your life.

What are four reasons that can keep you stuck and prevent you from reaching your goal of depression recovery? We discuss each and I give you practical ways of overcoming them if they come up for you.

This episode is all about giving you some perspective on what it takes to change the rest of your life.  What will get past that point when you feel like giving up and the mindset you need to push through and succeed.  

In this episode, we will be discussing if doing simple mental exercises on your own could actually rewire the brain. If so, how effective is it and could it be the solution for your depression recovery?

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In this episode, we discuss what you need to know about depression to recover, how that's different from what doctors tell you, and why none of it makes sense.