213: Supporting A Partner Who Is Managing Depression

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Depression affects people from all walks of life and can occur at anytime. It's a mental health issue that can have a profound impact on the person whom it's affecting, as well as on their loved ones and friends. Listen to today's show to learn how you can help and support a partner who is depressed. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: Learn the difference between clinical depression, mood swings and personality disorders How you can help your partner through a difficult day The differences between men and woman with depression Steps in getting your partner help if they have not yet been diagnosed How to navigate the relationship if one partner is in denial or unaware of their depression The importance for the non-depressed partner to have their own support system And much more! Kristen Scarlett is the co-founder of Octave, a mental health startup in NYC. She launched the mental health services at Overlook Cancer Center and One Medical before opening Octave's doors in October 2018. She's a CBT therapist and teaches CBT at NYU medical school. Full show notes and episode links at: http://idopodcast.com/213 Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors Mint: Get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE. Visit mintmobile.com/ido Zola: Zola is the wedding company that will do anything for love. They are reinventing the wedding planning and registry experience to make the happiest moment in our couples’ lives even happier. To get 30% off your invites and paper order visit ZOLA.com/ido. Spark My Relationship Course: For a limited time, get access to our bonus, Mastering Money Talk In Your Marriage! Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Welcome to the show, guys.
1:02.0	Thanks for joining us today.
1:04.4	On today's show, we have Kristen Scarlet,
1:08.9	who is a licensed mental health counselor
1:11.6	and has been practicing for over 15 years and she
1:15.2	works with patients with various issues including depression anxiety and
1:19.0	insomnia, OCD and relationship issues. And on today's show we are going O.
1:23.0	And on today's show, we are going to talk about how to support a partner who is affected by depression.
1:31.0	And a lot of the things that Kristen talks about could also apply to someone
1:36.1	with any kind of mental illness or even if your partner is experiencing mood swings that aren't related to any kind of diagnosed
1:45.9	condition, there are going to be some valuable tips to use to help improve your relationship.
1:53.4	And as always, thank you so much for listening.
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