An Actress, Supermodel and Country Star Pull Back the Veil on Depression

The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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From May 24, 2007: Oprah talks to people in the public eye who are dealing with the effects of depression. Actress and author of On the Couch, Lorraine Bracco shares what she called “a vortex of pain,” and her daughters talk about how they were affected. Country singer, Gary Allan opens up about his wife’s depression and ultimate suicide. Plus-size model, Emme Aronson and her husband Phil recount his battle with depression and the treatment that helped him out of it. Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and columnist Dr. Gail Saltz explains why depression is an illness and the possible benefits of psychotherapy.

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0:00.0	Through 25 seasons, 4,561 episodes, I believe the Open Winfrey Show was one of the greatest
0:08.7	classrooms in the world.
0:10.2	I really never thought of it that way.
0:12.2	The AHA moments, the breakthroughs, the connections, the occasional ugly cry.
0:18.1	I'm missing so terribly, I'm missing every single minute.
0:21.8	The LOLs, the moments that matter, the eye-opening, white lessons, never allow them to take
0:29.9	to some words.
0:30.9	I'm bringing them back.
0:33.4	It's time to open the vault.
0:35.6	I've personally chosen these classic episodes to share with you again.
0:40.5	Every single person you ever will meet shares that common desire.
0:45.2	They want to know, do you see me?
0:48.0	Do you hear me?
0:49.0	Does what I say mean anything to you?
0:52.9	You are listening to the Open Winfrey Show, the podcast.
1:00.5	You would be shocked to know how many Americans are walking around depressed.
1:05.1	How many do you think?
1:06.4	A lot?
1:07.4	Or, okay, experts say that 19 million, at least.
1:12.4	19 million people.
1:13.4	Today, an actress, a supermodel and a country music star are coming forward to shine a powerful
1:19.3	light on a condition that causes so many people, so much shame.
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