Part 1: Healing Depression with Meditation
Tara Brach
Tara Brach
4.8 • 10.6K Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Most people get depressed at times, and many suffer greatly from bouts of major depression. At the heart of the suffering is the experience of severed belonging—of being imprisoned in the pain of separation, unworthiness, unlovability and hopelessness.
These two talks explore several meditation practices that reconnect us with our natural aliveness, openheartedness and awareness. They empower us to develop our inner resources, energize us to awaken, free us from rumination and remind us that we are not our depressive thoughts and feelings. The growing realization of the loving awareness that is our home heals the very roots of depression.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, friends, to the Tara Brock podcast. I'm so glad you're here. |
| 0:11.3 | Each week, I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing |
| 0:17.8 | to our world. |
| 0:24.4 | You can learn more or support this offering by visiting tarabrock.com, |
| 0:27.1 | where you can also join our email list. |
| 0:32.5 | Now, let's explore together |
| 0:34.7 | the many ways we can live |
| 0:36.7 | from the love and presence that's our deepest |
| 0:40.1 | essence. |
| 0:47.6 | Namaste. |
| 0:50.3 | This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. |
| 0:54.9 | Friends, as you know, on this podcast, we explore how we can deepen together on a path of healing and spiritual growth. |
| 1:03.8 | And one key dimension of that growth is mental health. |
| 1:08.0 | As a clinical psychologist over the years, I have seen firsthand the power of supporting |
| 1:13.8 | others in this aspect of their journey. And for so many, those struggling with addiction, |
| 1:20.4 | with conflicts and relationships, with the oppressiveness of anxiety or depression, it was my |
| 1:26.6 | being able to offer companionship, guidance, and care |
| 1:30.7 | that allowed them to begin untangling, limiting beliefs, and stepping beyond the group of fear. |
| 1:38.4 | For most everyone I know, myself included, there are seasons of life when having a therapist can make all the difference, |
| 1:46.0 | someone who can hold space and who can offer perspective and help you remember your own inner wisdom. |
| 1:53.0 | BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform, and it has more than 12 years experience matching people with the therapist |
| 2:02.2 | who can truly support their healing and we know how important that connection is. |
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