Welcome to the Dr. Gundry Podcast, the know with everything going on in the world right now,

it's not uncommon to feel anxious,

restless, and depressed. The good news is there's actually hope. You can feel calmer, happier, and more well rested,

all by making simple changes to your day-to-day life.

In fact, my guest today has written an entire book about it.

On this episode of the Dr. Gundry Podcast, has written an entire book about it.

On this episode of the Dr. Gendry podcast,

I'll talk to psychiatrist Jody Skilichorn.

Dr. Skilichorn recently released her new book,

Heeling Depression Without Medication, a psychiatrist's guide to balance mind, body, and soul.

In it, she presents her approach to tackling depression and other mental health issues the holistic way.

With that said, Dr. Skilecorn, welcome to the program.

Thank you. It's nice to be here.

So let's address the elephant in the room right off the back.

The title of your book suggests that you think people shouldn't be on antidepressants

or that you are anti-medication.

Is that how you feel?

Well, the title, the book suggests that there's other ways

to treat depression besides just medication.

And these are often overlooked just like the elephant in the room

and someone will show up in an office and complain of feeling sad or anxious and many physicians not all of course will

immediately will ignore the elephant and immediately start asking for a

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