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I recently came across a statistic that really took me by surprise.

According to the World Health Organization, or we'll call it who as the acronym,

depression could be one of the top health concerns in the

world by the year 2030. That's just seven years away. That's not that far out in the future. Right now,

it's 2023, anxiety and depression are among the most common mental health conditions worldwide.

So it's not surprising that researchers continue to look for new ways to reduce the impact that mental health conditions have on society.

You know, if all the prescription medications, if all the therapies were the answer, the rates of anxiety and depression and other mental

illness wouldn't continue to increase each year. You know, Kara, I find it really heartbreaking

to see clients of all ages each week suffering from anxiety. So listeners, are you someone who

struggles with your moods? Maybe you refer to yourself as kind of

really emotional for yourself. As someone with anxiety or depression, maybe it feels like you

are on a roller coaster in your life and that is, you feel a little out of control. So hopefully

Carr and I, we can give some practical solutions today.

Yeah, definitely. You know, our emotions and our moods, they affect everything. Relationships we have

with family, friends, maybe it's a classmate, a coworker. Emotions and moods affect our

productivity and our focus. So whether that's, you know, in our career,

how we perform in school, and of course our social lives. So it's very impactful. Very, very impactful.

I've had clients say they feel like they white knuckle it through the day and at the end of the day

are like, oh, I made it through the day when they can finally sort of

unwind and be in a safe space. So if you can relate to the emotional roller coaster

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