It's Depression Mode. I'm John Moe. I'm glad you're here.

Today we're talking about meditation. What it is, what you might think it is, that it actually isn't,

and why you should really give it a shot. So take the next hour, less than an hour, and just be here.

You can listen to your breath if you want.

You can listen to my breath because I do a lot of talking.

In a bit I'll talk to a doctor and Harvard School of Medicine professor who specializes

in mind-body connection. He'll explain the real, genuine

medical value of meditation. And first, Laura House, comedian, writer, co-host of Tiny

Victories on the Maximum Fun Network, and Meditation Instructor. and meditation instructor.

You know, I give these talks all over the place about mental health and people ask me,

well, what's your, you know, what do you do to address mental health? What's the right answer,

John, about how to how to have good mental health? And I say, well, there's no right answer.

Everybody's got a different approach. Some people, a lot of people get a lot out of therapy.

Some people are aided by medication. Some people look at their diet and exercise and figure out the best thing to do. And people nod along with me. And then I say, and a lot of people meditate and they

get a lot out of that. And then I get this look from people. Really? That's like,

I haven't angered them.

I've just made them a little nervous because I think that they think I'm going to get,

is the term woo-woo a thing in your world?

Yeah, it really is.

It's what I work against when it's my, it's the chip, it's, I have a woo-woo chip on my shoulder.

I feel like what I'm determined to, when people talk about meditation, like we're talking

about this, hey John, how are you? That's great. And then, oh, let's talk about meditation. Okay,

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