Welcome. I'm Connor Beaton. This podcast brings together some of the best thought leaders,

teachers, and extraordinary individuals to help teach and mentor you on how to be a top performer in life,

love, and business.

And joining me today is Stuart Isendrath.

Stuart is MD.

And he was the founding director of the University of California, San Francisco Depression Center,

where he was professor of psychiatry.

He was the principal investigator of the National Institute of Health, National Center for

complementary and alternative medicines, practicing alternatives to heal depression study,

which actually is a very impressive study that we talk about on this show. He has a long personal

and professional interest in mindfulness meditation and applying it to mood and anxiety disorders.

He's written extensively about the use of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in countries

throughout the world. His most recent book, when antidepressants aren't enough,

harnessing the power of mindfulness to alleviate depression, takes the reader through the steps

they can utilize ultimately to gain relief from depression and anxiety.

Written in a controversial, conversational voice, sorry, it is based on extensive clinical research and

experience that offers an evidence-based approach to empowering the reader. So Stuart and I dive

into talking a little bit about antidepressants, talking about, you know, the field of medicine,

and just a little bit to start off with a little bit about the environment and the culture that

we find ourselves in that is so quick to prescribe medication when sometimes it's not necessary.

And we talk about some of the mindfulness-based practices that people can use to alleviate

depression, to alleviate anxiety.

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