The Mental Health Red Flag You’ve Been Ignoring | Dr. Judith Joseph Tells All

Hot & Bothered

Melyssa Ford

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this eye-opening episode of Hot & Bothered, Melyssa Ford sits down with renowned psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Judith Joseph, MD, MBA, to uncover the truth behind a silent epidemic: High-Functioning Depression (HFD). Dr. Joseph shares insights from her groundbreaking research — the first evidence-based study on HFD — and explains how countless people suffer in silence, performing at a high level while secretly battling deep emotional pain. We explore the difference between clinical depression and high-functioning depression, the symptoms you might be missing, and how her new book offers practical tools, self-assessments, and guidance to help identify and treat HFD before it spirals. If you've ever felt “off” but couldn’t explain why, this episode is for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This program is intended for informational purposes only and does not contain medical advice.
0:06.6	As always, please contact your physician or qualified health care provider with any questions regarding a medical condition.
0:17.8	Hot and Bothered podcast.
0:22.0	Welcome to another episode of Hot and Bothered podcast. Welcome to another episode of Hot and Bothered with Melissa Ford.
0:26.2	Before I introduce you to today's guest, I want to ask you guys a question.
0:31.2	Have you ever just run through your to-do list or your list of accomplishments?
0:35.2	And after it was all done, you thought you were going to
0:38.5	feel the sense of pride and productiveness and joy, but you just felt me. I call it ubiquitous
0:46.7	melancholy, where it's like no matter what I do, nothing brings me joy. I have this overwhelming
0:53.5	sense of just emptiness. Or maybe you go from
0:58.5	task to task to task because you cannot deal with the sense of restlessness that comes when you
1:04.6	actually stop doing something. Well, you might have something called HFD. It sounds serious, and it actually might be, but
1:14.7	it's called high-functioning depression, and today's guest is going to talk all about it.
1:20.1	Today I'm joined by Dr. Judith Joseph, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist who is a researcher
1:26.4	specializing in mental health and trauma.
1:29.5	She is a highly sought-after speaker at prestigious institutions, but she is also a coveted
1:35.5	on-air talent expert, who has been on Good Morning America, CNN with Anderson Cooper, Oprah
1:42.0	Daily, and most recently the Mel Robbins podcast.
1:46.1	She's the author of the future New York Times bestseller, High Functioning, Overcome Your Hidden Depression, and Reclaim Your Joy.
1:55.2	Thank you for joining me, Dr. Judith Joseph.
1:57.9	Oh, thank you for having me.
1:59.1	Okay, we're going to post this stuff.
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