My Dad's Depression
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
For Paul Barach, hiking is an antidote to depression. Is it that way for everyone?
This episode takes us from Washington State to Joshua Tree National Park and explores what happens when we try to impose our own life solutions on a loved one.
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| 0:00.0 | Hub and spoke. Audio Collective. |
| 0:04.0 | Have you ever had a situation where you're out on a hike and you see a mountain off in the distance, and you want to know what it is? |
| 0:15.0 | Lucky for you, there's an app that can help. It's called PeakVisor. |
| 0:20.0 | PeakVisor is our presenting sponsor this season. |
| 0:23.5 | When you open up their app, it shows you a panorama of everything you're looking at, with all the peaks labeled. |
| 0:29.9 | They also have intricate 3D maps to help you plan out your adventures. |
| 0:34.4 | If you'd like to be a superhero of outdoor navigation, check out PeakVisor in the app store. |
| 0:40.4 | You just might love it. |
| 0:47.4 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors. |
| 0:58.2 | This season is all about silence. Each episode, we're exploring how we find stillness amidst the noise of life. |
| 1:08.1 | But before we get to that, I want to tell you about an opportunity that's coming up. |
| 1:13.1 | This summer, out there, is partnering with a nonprofit called Common Outdoor Ground to co-host |
| 1:19.2 | an evening of campfire stories. And we're looking for three storytellers who'd like to participate. |
| 1:25.9 | The event will be June 22nd and it's in-person here in Southeast Wyoming. |
| 1:31.2 | If you're interested in being one of our storytellers, we would love to hear from you. |
| 1:36.1 | Just click the link in the episode description and be sure to send us your pitch by May 11th. |
| 1:41.7 | And now, on to our story for today. |
| 1:55.8 | When we find a cure for our problems, we tend to want to share it with others. Whether it's a solution for insomnia or a trick for being more productive at work, we have this urge to tell our loved ones |
| 2:02.4 | about the things that are helping us. We want to fix their problems, and so we try to convince them |
| 2:08.4 | to follow our lead. But what if they're not interested? Can you lead a loved one to happiness? |
| 2:16.3 | Paul Barak has the story, and just so you know, this episode discusses depression. |
| 2:22.8 | If you don't live with clinical depression, hey, lucky. |
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