Jane Clayson Johnson | Depression: Connecting Through Stories

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

“Depression thrives in secrecy, but shrinks in empathy.” On today’s episode, Jane Clayson Johnson shares her own experience with clinical depression and the valuable insights she’s gathered through interviewing others about their stories. She discusses the unique challenges members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may face when their ability to experience joy--in a faith centered on a plan of happiness--is inhibited by depression. When we work to overcome mental health stigma, understand mental illness, “mourn with those that mourn” and “comfort those that stand in need of comfort,” we can create opportunities for healing and hope for the future. Additional Resources: • Reyna Aburto and Elena Aburto | Mental Health: Receiving Help and Giving Support https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/latter-day-saints-channel/listen/series/latter-day-saint-women/reyna-aburtoand-elenaaburto-mental-health-receiving-help-and-giving-support?lang=eng • • Sister Reyna Aburto’s October 2019 general conference talk https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/31aburto?lang=eng • • Church web page with mental health resources https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/get-help/mental-health?lang=eng • • Church web page with suicide prevention and ministering resources https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/get-help/suicide?lang=eng • • Suicide prevention videos from Elder Dale G. Renlund https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCR8tWKEbxo&list=PLAYgY8SPtEWH5oAfQlfGFyKk77nf-S-tH • • President Russell M. Nelson’s October 1995 general conference talk https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/10/perfection-pending?lang=eng • • Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s October 2017 general conference talk https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/10/be-ye-therefore-perfect-eventually?lang=eng • • In Crisis? See suicide prevention helpline information here https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/crisis-help-lines/in-crisis?lang=eng • Transcript: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/latter-day-saints-channel/bc/mormon-channel/images/audio/lds-women/pdf/Jane-Clayson-Johnson.pdf

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women podcast, where we share the legacy of women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
0:11.9	You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past and also hear from inspiring women of faith today.
0:17.2	I'm Carly Geiman.
0:18.5	And I'm Shalen Back.
0:19.6	We're your co-hosts.
0:24.4	Today we're so excited to welcome Jane Clason Johnson to the podcast. Jane, welcome.
0:25.4	Oh, thank you so much for having me.
0:27.4	I really appreciate it, Carly and Shailin.
0:29.6	Well, we've been really looking forward to this.
0:31.6	Before we jump into the questions, we'd just like to briefly introduce our guest. Jane Clayson Johnson graduated from Brigham Young
0:38.6	University with a degree in broadcast journalism and really used that degree. She went on to have a
0:44.6	remarkable career as an award-winning journalist widely known for her work at CBS News and ABC News.
0:50.4	So many of our listeners will know her from her incredible work. She currently lives in Boston
0:55.4	with her husband, Mark, and they have five children and three grandchildren. And Jane, as an
1:01.1	international journalist, you used your skills recently to interview Latter-day Saints about
1:05.7	depression and then wrote a book based on these interviews. And that book is called Silent Souls Weeping,
1:11.9	Depression, Sharing Stories, Finding Hope. And Carly and I were just fascinated that you interviewed
1:16.8	150 people to gather these stories that you then wrote about. And we're so glad for this opportunity
1:22.8	to hear what you've learned through your own experiences with depression that you've shared
1:27.2	and also the
1:28.4	unique stories that came from your research. And we've just been really looking forward to this
1:32.4	and think it'll be really beneficial to so many of our listeners who are having similar experiences.
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