Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease your ability to function at work and at home.

In today’s podcast we will to talk about depression

-what depression is (symptoms/diagnostic criteria).

-How depression differs from being sad,

-The importance to switch how we think about depression.

Guest presentation: 

Dr Astera Brylka was originally trained as a psychologist and later she continued her career in Academia in different countries, including Finland, Switzerland, and the UK. Now she is a Love & Relationship Coach who is passionate about helping busy IT/data science/finance single male professionals to find someone to love and have a happy and committed relationship with.

Today's podcast episode will discuss  How to tell if you're in a toxic relationship with a romantic partner,  and what to do.

- why some people are more vulnerable to mental abuse 

- quick reminder what a toxic/manipulative relationship is .

- what role childhood plays in our future romantic relationships (dysfunctional families; attachment styles)

- Why some are more susceptible to toxic partners/to be in a toxic relationship than others (links between childhood environment and repeating these cycles in an adult relationships with a toxic person; trauma bonding); also early red flags that a relationship may be toxic (chemistry). 4. what to do when you realise that your relationship may be toxic .  Guest Presentation :  Dr Astera was originally trained as a psychologist and later she continued her career in Academia in different countries, including Finland, Switzerland, and the UK. Now she is a Love & Relationship Coach who is passionate about helping busy IT/data science/finance single male professionals to find someone to love and have a happy and committed relationship with.

In this episode Dr.Astera Brylka will help us understand more about how to set healthy boundaries in a relationship, and assertively communicating them. What does it mean to be assertive, and how assertive and aggressive. Additionally we will discuss how can our expectations can block us from being happy. 

Guest Presentation :  Dr Astera was originally trained as a psychologist and later she continued her career in Academia in different countries, including Finland, Switzerland, and the UK. Now she is a Love & Relationship Coach who is passionate about helping busy IT/data science/finance single male professionals to find someone to love and have a happy and committed relationship with