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Finding Genius Podcast

Coping With Depression | Exploring Psychological Problems & How To Deal With Them

Finding Genius Podcast

Richard Jacobs

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.41K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we are joined by Calix Lewis Reneau to discuss his take on anxiety and depression. Calix is a producer and writer, known for films such as Child, Canyon Road, and The Emergent Lens. He is also the author of Dancing with the Black Dog, a book that provides advice, anecdotes, and insights from his experiences as a 30-year survivor of depression…

Emotions are the fundamental baseline of our existence. Calix seeks to explore this fact and familiarize readers with tools they can use to effectively manage and excel in the face of this debilitating and often-misunderstood disorder.

Jump into the conversation now to learn about:

  • Coping strategies to utilize for major depression.
  • What makes depression a biomedical issue. 
  • What suicidal impulses can signify. 
  • Tips on how to deal with strong suicidal impulses. 
  • The importance of celebrating small victories. 

Want to find out more about Calix and his journey? Click here now!

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before we continue, I've been personally funding the Finding Genius Podcast for four and

0:05.0

a half years now, which has led to 2700 plus interviews of clinicians, researchers, scientists,

0:10.8

CEOs, and other amazing people who are working to advance science and improve our lives in

0:15.2

our world.

0:16.2

Even though this podcast gets 100,000 plus downloads a month, we need your help to reach

0:20.7

hundreds of thousands more worldwide.

0:23.2

Please visit findinggeniuspodcast.com and click on support us.

0:26.9

We have three levels of membership from 10 to $49 a month, including perks such as the

0:32.4

ability to see a head and our interview calendar and ask questions about coming guests, transcripts

0:37.2

of podcasts you're interested in, the ability to request specific topics or guests and

0:41.8

more.

0:42.8

Visit findinggeniuspodcast.com and click support us today.

0:46.0

Now back to the show.

0:47.8

Forget frequently asked questions.

0:49.6

Common sense, common knowledge, or Google.

0:52.2

How about advice from a real genius?

0:54.2

95% of people in any profession are good enough to be qualified in license.

0:58.7

5%?

0:59.7

Go above and beyond.

1:00.7

They become very good at what they do, but only 0.1% are real geniuses.

1:05.6

Richard Jacobs has made it his life's mission to find them for you.

1:09.6

He hunts down and interviews geniuses in every field.

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