Confession: I am currently climbing out of an almost three month-long deep depression that really threw me for a loop. As the clouds are finally beginning to part, and I’m feeling more myself, I’m ready to get back into creating content for this podcast and I’d like to share what depression looks like for me.  

Included in this episode:

*why my two month hiatus from this podcast dragged on into 6 months

*why I've had to start talking to my son about my depression

*my analogy of living life while underwater

*how depression showed up for me this time (lack of interest, difficulty completing daily tasks, procrastination linked to mindless activities, irritability, and self-isolation)

*the lies depression told me: you are a burden and no one cares about you

*what I was still able to accomplished while in a deep depression

*some of my cognitively distorted thoughts during that time

*why I'm hiring someone to clean my house- PRONTO!

SHOWNOTES: 

5 Lies Depression Tells You

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Thanks for listening, Beloveds. Please take care of yourselves; if you don’t do it, who will? Keep advocating for your child. And, most importantly, stay tenacious!

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