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Dr. Steve Ilardi is a clinical researcher, professor, and author from Kansas, USA who's work has empowered millions of people worldwide to overcome chronic mental health disorders. Hew James is a writer and podcaster from Belfast, Northern Ireland who's been on a journey towards healing from addiction and depression over the last 15-years. They both share a passion for helping people treat, manage and ultimately overcome depression. https://mentalhealth.fm
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In this exciting post-summer episode of Depression Cure, we are joined again by Steve Ilardi as we get to have our Q&A session that will hopefully cure your curiosity on things such as remote working– an increasing reality for many people as a result of the pandemic, and how can one really address mental health issues given the fact of deprivation …
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“Be who you needed when you were younger.” - Hew James In today's episode of Depression Cure, we will learn more about the writer and podcaster, Hew James as he recounts his experience with depression and his path to recovery that has inspired and empowered others. Get to know more about Hew’s inspiring story by tuning in to this episode! Highlight…
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In today's episode of Depression Cure, we are joined by Dr. Stephen Ilardi, a professor of clinical psychology and the Author of The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression Without Drugs, he will share how he became a depression researcher, the reason behind it, how it's like, and unravel the things that made him who he is today. Tun…
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"Sleep For Mental Health: The Essentials"
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In this episode of the Mental Health show, we are joined by Steve Ilardi, a clinical psychologist, researcher, professor, writer, and NBA consultant as he talks about SLEEP: what we need to know about it, the latest tools, ancient practices, cutting-edge research that will help us take back control of our emotional well-being. Check it out. For sho…
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"Exercise For Mental Health: The Essentials"
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In this series called “The Essentials”, Steve and Hew discuss what they believe are the most important tools to have in your mental health. They will discuss about why Exercise is essential — its benefits not only physical but also on mental aspects as well as the proper way and dosage of exercise. Tune in now and learn more insightful information …
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"Light Therapy For Mental Health: The Essentials"
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In today’s episode, Steve and Hew discuss light therapy; its importance to mental health, its potential risk, and some devices that can mimic outdoor lights. Learn more about ‘Light Therapy’ and how it treats various mental health conditions. Check out this episode now!
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"Omega 3 For Mental Health: The Essentials"
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In this new series called “The Essentials”, Steve and Hew discuss what they believe are the most important tools to have in your mental health. They will talk about Omega 6 and dive deep into Omega 3 - its importance, health benefits, side effects, uses, as well as dose & precautions. Learn more insightful information about Omega 3 by checking out …
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“Depression is a Disease of Civilisation”
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As civilization advances humans gain comfortable benefits. However, this comfort and developments have their corresponding disadvantages. One of these is the increase in depression rate. This leads us to the question, “What is the connection of depression to the improvement of civilization?” In today's episode, Dr. Stephen Ilardi, a professor of cl…
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“How Can We Help Gen-Z With Their Mental Health”
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In today’s episode, Steve and Hew answer a question from their Patreon supporter, Ryan, about how we can help Gen Z’s Mental challenges in this digital world. Along the way they talk about some of the reasons why Gen Z (and all the other generations) are obsessed with screen time as well as ways on how to put boundaries on technologies. Check it ou…
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"Can Psychedelics Be Used To Treat Mental Health Disorders?"
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In today’s episode, Steve and Hew answer a question from their Patreon supporters about the current research into therapeutic uses of psychedelics MDMA for PTSD in veterans and psilocybin for chronic depression. Along the way, they’ll discuss the effects and risks of using psychedelics and debunk some misconceptions. Tune in now and learn more abou…
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“What Should I Do When My Friend is In a Crisis?”
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In this Q&A episode, Steve and Hew answer a question from their Patreon supporter, Peter, with regard to responding to friends in crisis. They will talk about different ways to deal with depression as well as tips for approaching someone who’s struggling with it. They’ll discuss different responses that may help us in aiding someone who might need …
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[Reupload] "Is There a Hierarchy of Mental Health Disorders?"
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In this Q&A episode, Steve and Hew tackle the idea of a hierarchy within in the mental health world including: Do people with depression look down on others with "worse disorders?" Why anxiety and depression get more attention than less common disorders like bipolar "Empathic imagination" Why we judge homeless people And how to expand your circle o…
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In today's Q&A episode, Steve and Hew answer a fascinating listener question on the topic of self-harm. Along the way they end up covering: - Why people start self-harming in the first place - How you can end up becoming addicted to self-harm - What to do to break the cycle - How attitudes towards self-harm have changed over the last few decades - …
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"Can I Use Light Therapy To Stay Asleep Longer?"
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Is it possible to shift our body clocks using light therapy? What protocol should I use if I'm having problems falling asleep or staying asleep? Does light therapy still work if I wear glasses or contact lenses? All this and more in today's Q+A episode. Enjoy! // For show notes, supplement list and links to everything we talk about today please vis…
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DEPRESSION 101: Long-Term Strategies, Managing Relapse & Building An "Antidepressant Lifestyle"
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For the season finale of our four-part series on depression, we've decided to focus on the long-game: the strategies, practices and lifestyle choices we can deploy to not only get out of a depressive rut, but also prevent and manage future episodes. This episode covers a lot of ground, including: - The power of creating a written plan - Outsourcing…
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DEPRESSION 101: Drugs, Domino Decisions & Emergency Tools To Feel Better Right Now
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After setting the stage in part one and two, this episode is all about the short-term tools, tactics, and practices you can put in place today to feel better and begin a new chapter in your battle with depression. Along the way we discuss: - How antidepressants barely beat placebo in trials - Why most people end up having to increase their dose - H…
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DEPRESSION 101: Causes, Cures & "Chemical Imbalances"
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Welcome back to our four-part special on Depression. (Be sure to check out last week's episode if you haven't already where we cover major myths, core symptoms and why humans have the capacity to get depressed to begin with). In today's episode we turn our attention to the clinical-proven causes of depression and how this informs our treatment of i…
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DEPRESSION 101: Myths, Symptoms & Why Humans Get Depressed In The First Place
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After taking the deep dive on ADHD, Addiction and Anxiety as part of our 101 series, we've decided to take the next month of podcasting to tackle depression. With both of us having a lifetime of experience around this issue (Steve as a professor, researcher, clinician, therapist, best-selling author and Hew as an individual who has battled it for 1…
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"How Do I Stop Replaying Scenarios In My Head?"
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In our first ever Q+A episode, we tackle a listener question around the topic of rumination, overthinking and the constant replaying of scenarios in our heads. Check it out! // For show notes, supplement list and links to everything we talk about today please visit: https://mentalhealth.fm/episodes/stop-replaying-thoughts Support the show on Patreo…
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ANXIETY 101: How To Take Back Control
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In part two of our Anxiety 101 special, we're diving deep into the treatments, tools and practices you can use in your fight against anxiety — including many you can implement right away. The three main areas we cover are: - Drugs (including why depression meds are used to treat anxiety) - "Break Glass In Case Of Emergency Tactics" for when you're …
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ANXIETY 101: Why You Feel The Way You Do
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Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the world, (having recently overtaken depression in the last few years). Yet, despite how widespread it is, there’s still a lot of misunderstanding about what anxiety actually is, what causes it and even what it feels like to experience it. So, today we’re doing the podcast deep as part of our 10…
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Alcoholics Anonymous: Rare Interview With 40-Year Sober Member
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As we wrap up our Addiction 101 deep dive, we thought it would be a good time to share this extremely rare and insightful interview with a 70-year old member of AA who goes by the name of “Alan.” “Alan,” is an alcoholic who turned to Alcoholics Anonymous for help over 40-years ago and has been sober ever since In this episode, we ask about everythi…
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ADDICTION 101: Willpower, Fighting Fire With Fire & The Twelve Steps
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Welcome back to our 101 deep dive on addiction where we’re discussing the causes, cures and potential superpowers of this incredibly common mental disorder. In part one we talked about the neuroscience behind why drugs and behaviours can hijack our brains in the first place and in this episode, we cover: - How you can actually fight some drug addic…
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ADDICTION 101: How Drugs & Behaviours Hijack Our Brain
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Addiction is something that affects us all — whether it’s a close friend, family member or the person looking back at us in the mirror. Plus with substance abuse at an all-time post-pandemic (not to mention the sharp rise of digital addictions like gambling, pornography and video games), addiction is no longer something that happens to “those peopl…
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ADHD 101: How To Hyperfocus & Reclaim Your Attention
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Welcome back to our deep dive on the causes, treatments and potential superpowers of Attention Deficit Disorder, more commonly known as ADHD. In part two, we talk about: Success, limitations and considerations for the most common ADHD drugs Tools to manage the dark side of ADHD Practices that lead to deep work and extreme focus Microdosing exercise…
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ADHD 101: Superpowers, Myths & Unexpected Causes
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Today we’re launching our brand new ‘101 Series’ where each episode we’ll be taking a deep dive into causes, treatments and potential superpowers for some of the most common mental disorders on the planet. To start off, Steve and I explore the world of ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder), including: Some of the most famous/successful people throughou…
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Dr. Anna Lembke on Dopamine, Addiction & Freedom
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Today we're sharing a very special interview Hew managed to land featuring one of the world's leading experts on dopamine and addiction — Dr Anna Lembke! Over the last few years, Anna has appeared in Netflix documentaries like The Social Dilemma and podcasts like The Rich Roll Podcast, The Huberman Lab and The Joe Rogan Experience. Her new book, Do…
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Thriving in the Pandemic (& Beyond!)
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Over the last two years, there have been extreme measures put in place to try and get us through the pandemic — some that have worked, and others that haven’t. We believe it’s been the same for our mental health: with many of us adopting a wide range of habits, rituals and behaviours to get us through these challenging times — some healthy, others …
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Connection & Belonging in the Age of Social Distancing: Tools, Rhythms & Practices
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PART TWO: Be sure to check out the previous episode for the full context of what we talk about today. Some of the things covered in this conversation are: The importance of establishing rhythms with the people you care about Tools for meeting new people and connecting with your neighbours Finding ways to make digital work for you And habit-stacking…
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Connection & Belonging in the Age of Social Distancing: What Community Does to Your Brain
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Human beings are the most social animals on the planet — and we don’t need to tell you how devastating it can be when our sense of social connection and belonging are taken away from us (say in the instance of a 2-year+ global pandemic!) As we all attempt to put the pieces of our relational lives back together (or maybe even some of us for the firs…
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Last week, we took a deep dive into the surprising link between COVID-19 and Depression — including the mind-bending fact that the chances of developing a depressive episode doubles post-infection. In this episode, we talk all about anxiety including: Some of the different coping mechanisms we both adopted in the first lockdown Why a global pandemi…
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The Surprising Link Between COVID-19 and Depression
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In today’s first-ever, special pilot, episode Steve and Hew catch up to chat about: Why the risk of depression doubles after a COVID infection How COVID affects the brain (including why we lose our sense of taste/smell) And what we can do to protect ourselves and the people we love from this rarely talked about side-effect. Thanks so much for being…
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