Episode 246: An Important Conversation About Depression

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Andrea Owen

How To, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 517 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2018

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This week I have the pleasure of introducing you all to the brilliant and kind, Dr. John Duffy. Dr. Duffy is the author of the number-one best-selling book, The Available Parent. He is a nationally-recognized expert in self-awareness, relationships, and parenting. He is also the host of the podcast, Undue Anxiety. I met Dr. Duffy while on my book tour for, How To Stop Feeling Like Shit. Following our conversation (I was a guest on his podcast), I knew I wanted to have Dr. John on my show to talk about the very tender topic of depression, because it’s his speciality. Whether you are battling depression or you know someone who is, today’s topic is one that touches so many lives. Today we talk all about depression, how it shows up, why it’s not your job to fix a loved one’s depression and some ways you can support them. Plus, we touch on boundaries as it relates to depression and what to do if you are a parent of a child who may be struggling with some form of mental illness or depression. In this episode you’ll hear: How depression might show up in people’s lives and what it may look like Some ways you can support someone who is struggling with depression Therapies, tools, medications, and treatments for depression, today, as opposed to 25 years ago, really do work The U.S. is seeing an increase in suicide rates more than other countries: Dr. Duffy shares why he thinks this may be and why excessive stimuli could be part of the reason Changing gender dynamics, gender biases, and marketing: how they play into an increase in alcohol consumption and addiction by women What to do when you suspect your child is struggling with depression or another form of mental illness http://yourkickasslife.com/246 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	This is Your Kickass Life podcast episode number 246 with guest Dr. John Duffy.
0:36.5	This is the Your Kickass Life podcast with Andrea Owen, a no BS guide to self-help and
0:43.5	bad assery.
0:44.9	Because ladies, let's face it, life's too short for it to not kick ass.
0:51.1	And here's your host, the girl who served it up straight with a side of crazy.
0:56.1	Andrea Owen.
0:58.5	Hey there, ask kickers.
0:59.7	Welcome to another episode of the podcast.
1:01.8	I am having a little bit of a vulnerability hangover based on last week's episode.
1:08.4	Did you catch it?
1:09.8	It was a listener Q&A episode that I did with my friend Amy Smith.
1:15.7	And it wasn't the listener Q&A episode part that I'm having the vulnerability hangover about.
1:22.2	It was we spent the first 10 or 15 minutes talking about poop. And I was like, oh my God, did I actually put that out
1:29.6	there? Did I put that out there? And alas, I did. But I think it's going to be all right. But I was
1:34.4	having a little bit of a holy shit moment. No pun intended with that. Oh my gosh. All right. Well,
1:40.7	speaking of listener Q&A episodes, those are some of my most downloaded
1:45.9	episodes. I plan on doing those once per quarter. And if you are a part of my Patreon party,
1:52.0	as I lovingly refer to them as, you are able to submit questions for those listener Q&A
1:59.4	episodes, as was the listener who submitted them for last week's
2:03.4	episode. If you don't already know, I have decided to drop all sponsorships and advertising
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