The Active Optimist

Today's episode is all about losing friends and finding peace! Based on my own experience over this past year, I will be talking about the pain that losing a friend can bring, loneliness, but also the power of saying "Thank You, Next"

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Today's episode covers it all with Erin Salko. We talk about how therapy and medication helped her get out of a depression "stall" and prioritizing her mental health within her friendships & education.  Erin also shares how art and comedy helps her cope with her depression as both she uses to process the complexities of her emotions. Last but not least, Erin shares her recent revelation on living in the now, letting go, and improving living in the present 1% a day.

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Subsequently, Depression has gone through renovations and is now The Active Optimist!

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Today on the show, I am questioning the idea of depression as a illness and if there is a truer + more empowering way of framing our depression. Are we really sick? Or is depression a sign of disfunction? Or are we lost, disconnected, and hurting? 

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On today’s podcast, we have Nathan Smith joining us to talk about his almost decade long life with depression and his thoughts on fighting depression sigma, which he primarily does through his blog My Brain’s Not Broken. Also, in this episode, we talk about the importance of acceptance and how each depression story is different. Last but not least, Nathan shares his tips on how you can start to talk about depression with someone in your life today.

Follow Nathan on Instagram @_mybrainsnotbroken and Twitter @mybrainsnotbroken.

Also check out his blog My Brain’s Not Broken. https://mybrainsnotbroken.com

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Optimism is not dead. In this week's episode I will be discussing the difference between passive/blind optimism and active optimism. I believe that active optimism is a powerful idea in living an depressant resilient life because it does not ignore pain and the reality of life, but it can be a force in creating the future when paired with community and action.
 
This week's episode is inspired by the idea of "Optimism as Cultural Rebellion," coined by artist Matthew Stone.

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For this week, I'm broaching the very hard, but very necessary, topic of suicide. In honor of Suicide Awareness Month and the fact that suicidal ideation was a part of my depression story, in this episode I will be talking about suicide stigma and some ways I seek to understand suicide human to human.

To all those listening, I'm glad you are here and I hope you can feel me reaching out my palm so we can hold hands together and walk through this every hard time.

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Welcome to another Process episode, this week with Spurthi! She gives a beautifully honest recount of depression as a college freshman and ways she's learned to heal. 

This one is jammed packed with gems including the reality of living with anxiety,  how purpose is an antidote for depression, and her diagnosis with PMDD. We also talk about the dynamics of Indian culture which naturally impacted Spurthi's experience with medication. 

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This week's episode is all about validation and self betrayal. As one of the most common coping mechanisms, self betrayal leaves us living disconnected from our authentic self. In an attempt to receive love + approval we deny and highlight parts of ourselves. With depression, this can come up as not knowing what WE want.

In this episode I share how habits and affirmations have helped me create connection with myself, take back my power, and know I am valid in what I am feeling, experiencing, and thinking.

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Today I'm so excited to welcome Savannah Regensburger to the podcast! She is a mindfulness coach and the co-host of the And...A Diet Soda podcast, where she talks about intuitive eating and mental health. Together we talk about how intuitive eating was the cornerstone of her mental health journey. She shares tips how to get real about your nutrition to support your body + brain even in the face of food insecurity, food desert and disordered eating. 

Follow Savannah @savannahregensbuger and check out her podcast And...A Diet Soda!

In this Episode:

• The Mind Gut Connection
• Fiber Fuel
• Intuitive Eating
• The Inflamed Brain

Where to Find Us!

• @irinaerickson
• @subsequentlydepression

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