Parenting With Depression: Why Getting Mental Health Help Is Part of Caring for Your Kids
What does it mean to parent while living with depression and anxiety? In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Laura, a mother of two,...
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Giving Voice to Depression
Depression affects more than 300,000,000 worldwide. So basically, if you don't have it yourself, you know someone who does. Giving Voice to Depression was founded to start discussions that r...
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Why Do I Feel Unsafe When I’m Safe? 5 Key Points About Complex PTSD, Triggers, and Healing
Episode Description “Why do I still feel unsafe when nothing is wrong?” For many people living with complex trauma, that question can shape...
What Is Complex PTSD? 5 Answers About Depression, Trauma, and Healing
Could complex PTSD be part of the story behind depression, anxiety, numbness, self-blame, or feeling constantly on edge? In this episode of...
Living With Depression: What Lived Experience Teaches Doctors Can't
What does it take to find hope when severe depression makes even getting out of bed feel impossible? On this episode of Giving Voice to Depr...
What to Say to Someone With Depression: How Simple Support Can Bring Hope and Healing
What do you say when someone you care about is struggling with depression and feels completely alone? This episode of Giving Voice to Depres...
What to Say to Someone with Depression: Real Messages That Offer Hope and Support
When someone you love is living with depression, one of the biggest fears is saying the wrong thing. Should you offer advice? Try to cheer t...
Life After Suicide Loss: Finding Hope, Healing, and Joy Again
Ten years after losing her 24-year-old son Richard to suicide, Ann Marie Farino wants other suicide loss survivors to know something she onc...
What to Do If Your Friend Is Suicidal: A Teen's Guide to Getting Help and Saving a Life
What would you do if your best friend told you they were thinking about suicide—and begged you not to tell anyone? For many teenagers, this...
Teen Suicide Prevention: How to Respond When Your Child Talks About Suicide
When a teenager tells a parent they're thinking about suicide, it's one of the most frightening conversations a family can face. How do you...
How to Help a Suicidal Teen: Why Kids Don't Tell Their Parents They're Struggling
One of the greatest fears many parents have is learning that their child was struggling—and never told them. Why do so many teenagers share...
LGBTQ+ Depression: Coming Out, Mental Health, and Finding Hope Through Authenticity
"How are you?" Instead of giving the automatic answer—"Fine"—Nick paused. Then he said something most of us rarely admit: "Actually, I've be...
Part 2: How to Stay Productive with Depression: 5 Practical Strategies for Work and Burnout
When depression affects your concentration, confidence, or energy, staying productive can feel like a constant battle with yourself. But wor...
Part 1: How to Get Things Done When You're Depressed: Overcoming Lack of Motivation and Getting Started
When depression steals your motivation, even the smallest task can feel impossible. Getting out of bed. Answering an email. Folding laundry....
How to Ask for Help with Depression: Finding Support, Therapy, and Hope
Hundreds of thousands of people know Shannon for making them laugh. Her videos have gone viral. Her social media is full of humor, energy, a...
Complex PTSD Recovery: From Suicidal Thoughts to Healing, Hope, and Self-Worth
Nearly a decade ago, Davey shared one of the darkest depression stories we've ever featured on Giving Voice to Depression. He was living wit...
How to Cope with Depression: Daily Routines, Medication, and the Healing Power of Humor
Instagram creator ShannyPants has built a community of hundreds of thousands of followers by making people laugh. But while millions of peop...
Healing from Childhood Trauma: Understanding Complex PTSD, Depression, and Self-Worth
For years, Davey believed he had depression. What he didn't know was why. After nearly a decade of living with severe depression—including y...
How to Cope with Depression: Small Steps, Daily Tools, and Hope That Lasts
What do you do when depression makes even getting out of bed feel impossible? Davey knows that battle firsthand. After years of pushing thro...
Living With Depression: 10 Lessons About Stigma, Therapy, Medication, and Finding Hope
Why do so many people wait years before asking for help with depression? For award-winning television journalist Ted Perry, the answer was s...
How to Help Someone with Depression: What Actually Helps (and What Makes It Worse)
How do you help someone with depression when they believe they're a burden? Pam knows that feeling all too well. After years of suppressing...