5 Good Things: She Was Depressed for Decades Until She Tried This

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🗓️ 31 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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This album started as a family project and turned into a Grammy nomination. The internet rallied behind a 92-year-old woman still working to make ends meet. An FDA-cleared brain treatment is offering hope to people with depression who’ve tried everything else. Meet the crew tasked with fighting and preventing wildfire disasters in Los Angeles. Plus, these divers rescued a ray and what happened next shocked them. Sign up for the CNN 5 Good Things newsletter here. Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco Showrunner: Faiz Jamil Senior Producer: Felicia Patinkin Editorial Support: Dan Bloom, Cindy Von Quednow, Hyan de Freitas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, I'm Christopher Polanco, and welcome to CNN Five Good Things.
0:04.7	Just all the negative self-talking, that was just gone. It was just nothing but peace and quiet in my brain. It was wonderful.
0:11.9	A new way to treat depression is giving hope to people who've tried everything else.
0:16.0	And a 92-year-old from Florida got a lifeline from people she's never met.
0:20.3	Then we'll go out west to meet a new crew whose mission isn't just to fight fires but to
0:24.7	prevent them. And later on...
0:26.9	I think most animals underwater but also maybe on land understand that when they are in a
0:31.9	problem, that we can help them. A routine dive became something so much more.
0:39.7	When we come back, what started as a family project could make Grammy history.
0:47.6	300 years of expertise in every twining sleep blend. One 100 hours of craft in every cup,
0:57.0	eight natural ingredients in every sip,
1:01.0	one night of winding down in every drop,
1:05.0	your moment of serenity,
1:08.0	brought to you by twining sleep.
1:12.0	Twinings.
1:14.7	Alive in every drop.
1:20.1	The Grammys are tomorrow, February 1st,
1:23.1	and an eight-year-old and her father are hoping for some good news.
1:24.5	Give me her.
1:30.3	The nominees for Best Children's Music Album are Harmony. Yeah!
1:33.3	Harmony.
1:36.3	My name is Harold Simmons, aka Fuchs, and I'm a music artist and educator in Charles County, Maryland.
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