
Giving Voice to Depression
A podcast dedicated to reducing the isolation and stigma of depression, one story at a time. Listen to our latest episode or explore our archive of 400+ episodes.
Episodes
465 episodes
Ep. 366 Do Something Different: CBT’s Pathway Out of Depression
This episode explores how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be a useful, hands-on approach for managing depression and anxiety.Dr. David Jacobi explains how our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are closely linked—and how working o...
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Ep. 365 Proactive Mental Health: Why Therapy Isn't Just for Crisis (rerun)
This podcast episode pulls back the curtain on what it's really like to see a therapist, and trust us, it's not all about lying on a couch talking about your parents! Dr. Anita Sanz, a seasoned therapist, tackles the big ques...
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NEW Ep. 364: The Power of Being Noticed — How a Teacher Helped Saved a Life
A single conversation can change the course of your life. A single person stepping in to say "You are not yourself. I am worried about you" can change the course of your life and recovery.That's the story Chloe shares i...
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Ep. 363 Euphoric Light After Depression's Darkness
What does it feel like to experience true happiness after the lowest lows of depression? In this moving and deeply honest episode, Cara McErlain from Belfast, Northern Ireland, offers a rare and powerful glimpse into the lived experien...
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NEW_ Ep. 362 When Depression Erases Good Memories
Did you know depression doesn’t just bring sadness—it can steal your memories of joy?In this 30-minute episode, we explore the deeply disorienting and isolating experience of how depression alters memory. Not through scientific jargon, b...
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Ep. 361 When Pregnancy and Depression Collide (remix)
"You’re supposed to be happy." That’s what Isabelle kept hearing when she was pregnant. Married, financially stable, expecting a deeply wanted baby — her life looked “perfect” from the outside. But inside, she was fighting an overwhelmin...
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NEW Ep. 360- Carrying What We Can’t Name: How Unspoken Pain Becomes a Lifelong Burden
Trina Kennedy joins Giving Voice to Depression to share her experience growing up in a household where emotional needs were often dismissed or misunderstood. She reflects on how unacknowledged pain shaped her early st...
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Ep. 359 Who Are You Getting Better For? A Journey from Surviving to Self-Worth (remix)
In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, guest Ari Cohen shares her powerful and deeply personal mental health journey. Diagnosed with depression at the age of 11, Ari describes how her identity was once entirely wrapped u...
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NEW Ep. 358 Rebranding MENtal Health
In this episode, Giving Voice explores how mental health conversations—especially those aimed at men—need a major rebrand in order to be more effective and approachable. Their guest is Ethan Getchell, a former business student whose career path...
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Ep. 357 The Power of Yet: Reclaiming Hope (repost)
After nearly a decade of feeling “stuck halfway out of depression’s pit,” Lori bravely took a step she never thought would help: she tried one more treatment option. In this powerful follow-up conversation, Lori shares the subtle yet t...
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Ep. 356 Living at 60%: A Raw Look at Persistent Depression
Living at 60% : A Raw Look at Persistent DepressionIn this deeply personal and eye-opening episode, Terry and Dr. Anita Sanz explore Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)—a lesser-known but profoundly impactful form of chron...
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Ep. 355 The Difference Between Sadness and Depression
In the podcast episode, we explore the crucial distinction between feeling sad and experiencing clinical depression: Sadness is a common emotional state often triggered by specific events. Depression is a pervasive mental illness that sig...
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NEW: Ep. 354 What if We Actually Talked About it
In this podcast episode, our guest, Jessie, shares her journey, revealing how growing up in a family open about mental illness, yet burdened by it, influenced her understanding of her own struggles. Through candid conversations with her parents...
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NEW: Ep. 353 Three Questions That Can Change Your Life – A Farewell Gift from Dr. Anita Sanz
In this practical, inspirational and bittersweet episode, co-host Dr. Anita Sanz, a therapist with over two decades of experience, shares three life-changing questions that she has refined over the years to help people navigate depression and c...
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Ep. 352 When Depression Lifts (the Tors Band) Update
In this real and hopeful episode, we continue our conversation with Matt Weedon of the Tors, the UK-based indie band behind the hit song Anything Can Happen. Written in the wake of Matt’s struggles with depression and anxiety, the song...
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Ep. 351 If You Need a Minute, Take a Minute (the Tors band) Repost
There's a saying: "When you're happy, you enjoy the music, but when you're sad, you understand the lyrics." That sentiment resonates deeply in this episode as we sit down with singer-songwriter Matt Weedon of The Tors, the UK-based indie band b...
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NEW: Ep. 350 Depression Made Me Not Want to Fight (Johnny Crowder pt. 2)
In this powerful 30-minute continuation of last week's conversation, Johnny Crowder—vocalist for the metal bands Dark Sermon and Prison, as well as a dedicated mental health advocate—shares how he navigates life with multiple mental health diag...
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NEW: Ep. 349: When Life Explodes (Johnny Crowder)
What happens when everything falls apart at once? Musician and mental health advocate Johnny Crowder recently faced that exact reality—losing his home, his band, and his relationship (with the woman he expected to marry,) all within...
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Ep. 348 Love in the Dark: Supporting a Partner Through Depression (remix)
If you live with a partner, children or friend with depression, odds are you could use some practical tips for how to care for both them and yourself. This 28-minute episode offers both. Gwen shares openly and articu...
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Ep. 347 Making Family Life Work With a Depressed Partner
This Giving Voice to Depression episode explores the challenges and complexities of supporting a loved one with depression, focusing on the experiences of caregivers. The episode responds to a listener, Margaret, who shared her struggl...
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Ep. 346 How Do You Do It?
Episode 346 - How Do You Do It? (Rerun)In this deeply personal episode, we hear from Margaret, a GVTD podcast listener who bravely shares the challenges of parenting and maintaining a partnership with a spouse living with treatmen...
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NEW: Ep. 345 A Parent's Valid Frustration With the System
In this impassioned, 22-minute episode, we continue our conversation with Chris Coulter, a father who tragically lost his teenage daughter, Maddy, to suicide. Chris speaks candidly about his growing frustration with the systems that are suppose...
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NEW: Ep. 344: "Understanding a Family Tragedy"
In this deeply-moving episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Chris Coulter shares the heartbreaking story of losing his 14-year-old daughter Maddie to suicide and the profound journey of understanding and healing that followed.&nbs...
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343_It's Hard to Fix Something Broken With Something Broken (Remix)
In this deeply-relatable episode, Davey shares his journey of living with and managing major depressive disorder and social anxiety. Having reached out after finding solace hearing about previous guests' journeys, Davey hopes his story re...
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