Giving Voice to Depression

Giving Voice to Depression

Depression affects more than 350,000,000 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 reduce stigma and promote understanding. We look at depression from many angles. A journalist with depression pre-produces short (7-10 minute) interview segments, and then the sister co-hosts, who both live with depression, comment on the issues presented. The episodes are informative and hopeful-- and seldom depressing. It's time to shine some light on depression's darkness! Join us.

Episodes

NEW Ep. 372 Bullying, Isolation and Hope

August 12, 2025 • 27 mins
In this deeply honest 27-minute long episode, stage hypnotist Kevin Lepine opens up about growing up bullied, misunderstood, and isolated — long before he had the language to name his depression. From undiagnosed ADHD and childhood trauma to the crushing silence of shame, Kevin shares how these early experiences shaped his mental health journey.He doesn’t just tell his story — he explains what helped: the friends who refused to let...
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Ep. 371 Ten Years Beyond Crisis: Pausing to Notice Progress

August 5, 2025 • 22 mins
Ten years ago, Rebecca Lombardo was in a psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt — believing she was a burden, broken, and beyond help. Today, she shares the powerful story of everything that’s changed since.In this honest and deeply human conversation, Rebecca reflects on the decade that followed: how she found the right doctor after 25 years of searching, how she’s learned to manage bipolar disorder with self-awareness and h...
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NEW Ep. 370 Depression Across Generations A Mother-Daughter Conversation

July 29, 2025 • 28 mins
In this unique and deeply personal episode, Terry and her daughter Carly flip the usual podcast format on its head and turn the lens inward. What unfolds is an unscripted, intergenerational conversation about depression, mental health, family legacy, and healing. They dive into the truth that while they help others tell their mental health stories, their own stories matter, too—and deserve space.Carly reflects on how depression was...
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Ep. 369 Running on Empty Understanding Depression Through Spoon Theory

July 22, 2025 • 17 mins
Have you ever wished for a simple, understandable way to communicate your energy and depression levels?This episode introduces a practical and relatable way to describe and navigate the often invisible energy drain of depression using spoon theory. Originally created to explain life with chronic illness, the concept translates easily to mental health by offering a simple unit—“spoons”—to represent your daily energy levels.Clinical ...
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NEW_Ep. 368 Softening to the Darkness: Eric’s Story of Acceptance and Healing

July 15, 2025 • 28 mins
In this gentle, insightful episode, Eric shares his raw and powerful story of living with a lifelong depression he once imagined as an invisible boulder crushing his spirit. Instead of continuing the exhausting quest to eliminate his pain, Eric began to befriend it—shifting from analysis to emotional healing. Through Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, he discovered that the boulder symbolized a part of him trying to protect his...
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Ep. 367 A Terminal Patient's Fight for Mental Health (rerun)

July 8, 2025 • 18 mins
 In this episode, JJ Singleton shares what it’s like to live with terminal cancer and depression. He talks about how his mental health changed after his diagnosis, the dark moments he faced, and what helped him stay. JJ didn’t grow up talking about emotions, but through therapy and support, he learned that speaking up made a difference. He discusses the pressure to hide pain, especially as a man, and how naming his struggles helped...
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Ep. 366 Do Something Different: CBT’s Pathway Out of Depression

July 1, 2025 • 18 mins
This episode explores how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be a useful, hands-on approach for managing depression and anxiety.

Dr. David Jacobi explains how our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are closely linked—and how working on the things we can control, like changing negative thinking patterns or taking small actions, can shift how we feel over time.Listeners will learn how to apply CBT in everyday life by identifying un...
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Ep. 365 Proactive Mental Health: Why Therapy Isn't Just for Crisis (rerun)

June 24, 2025 • 26 mins
This podcast episode pulls back the curtain on what it's really like to see a therapist, and trust us, it's not all about lying on a couch talking about your parents! Dr. Anita Sanz, a seasoned therapist, tackles the big question: when should you seek mental health support? She makes a compelling case for treating our mental well-being with the same care we give our physical health, or even our cars. If your car breaks down, you ge...
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NEW Ep. 364: The Power of Being Noticed — How a Teacher Helped Saved a Life

June 17, 2025 • 25 mins
A single conversation can change the course of your life. A single person stepping in to say "You are not yourself. I am worried about you"  can change the course of your life and recovery.That's the story Chloe shares in this remixed episode. The school year may be ending, but the need to tune in, step in and care most certainly is not.https://recovery.com/
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Ep. 363 Euphoric Light After Depression's Darkness

June 10, 2025 • 23 mins
What does it feel like to experience true happiness after the lowest lows of depression? In this moving and deeply honest episode, Cara McErlain from Belfast, Northern Ireland, offers a rare and powerful glimpse into the lived experience of depression—and the unexpected joy that can follow.Cara speaks with unflinching honesty about her darkest moments, the numbness and hopelessness that once felt permanent, and the night that pushe...
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NEW_ Ep. 362 When Depression Erases Good Memories

June 3, 2025 • 30 mins
Did you know depression doesn’t just bring sadness—it can steal your memories of joy?In this 30-minute episode, we explore the deeply disorienting and isolating experience of how depression alters memory. Not through scientific jargon, but through lived experience. Writer and mental health advocate Natasha Tracy joins us to discuss how depression can convince you that you’ve never been happy—robbing you of the very memories that mi...
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    Ep. 361 When Pregnancy and Depression Collide (remix)

    May 27, 2025 • 11 mins
    "You’re supposed to be happy." That’s what Isabelle kept hearing when she was pregnant. Married, financially stable, expecting a deeply wanted baby — her life looked “perfect” from the outside. But inside, she was fighting an overwhelming darkness that few people talk about: antepartum depression, or depression during pregnancy.In this honest and powerful conversation, Isabelle joins Terry and Bridget to share what it felt like to ...
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    NEW Ep. 360- Carrying What We Can’t Name: How Unspoken Pain Becomes a Lifelong Burden

    May 20, 2025 • 28 mins
     Trina Kennedy joins Giving Voice to Depression to share her experience growing up in a household where emotional needs were often dismissed or misunderstood. She reflects on how unacknowledged pain shaped her early struggles with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts—and how therapy, connection, and time allowed her to begin unpacking the emotional weight she carried. Through the lens of trauma, Trina explores what it means t...
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    Ep. 359 Who Are You Getting Better For? A Journey from Surviving to Self-Worth (remix)

    May 13, 2025 • 21 mins
    In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, guest Ari Cohen shares her powerful and deeply personal mental health journey. Diagnosed with depression at the age of 11, Ari describes how her identity was once entirely wrapped up in her diagnosis. Initially, her motivation to get better was externally driven—whether to attend summer camp, to avoid causing pain to her family, or to meet others' expectations.A turning point came when...
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    NEW Ep. 358 Rebranding MENtal Health

    May 6, 2025 • 25 mins
    In this episode, Giving Voice explores how mental health conversations—especially those aimed at men—need a major rebrand in order to be more effective and approachable. Their guest is Ethan Getchell, a former business student whose career path took a sharp turn after the loss of his brother to suicide. That moment of grief reshaped Ethan’s values and inspired him to pursue a career in mental health counseling, with a focus on reac...
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    Ep. 357 The Power of Yet: Reclaiming Hope (repost)

    April 29, 2025 • 21 mins
    After nearly a decade of feeling “stuck halfway out of depression’s pit,” Lori bravely took a step she never thought would help: she tried one more treatment option. In this powerful follow-up conversation, Lori shares the subtle yet transformative shifts that began to open her mind, soften her shame, and let in small but meaningful glimmers of hope.Through heartfelt metaphors—like the difference between carrying life in a heavy ba...
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    Ep. 356 Living at 60%: A Raw Look at Persistent Depression

    April 22, 2025 • 25 mins
    Living at 60% : A Raw Look at Persistent DepressionIn this deeply personal and eye-opening episode, Terry and Dr. Anita Sanz explore Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)—a lesser-known but profoundly impactful form of chronic depression. Unlike major depressive episodes that ebb and flow, PDD lingers, casting a long, gray shadow over daily life.You’ll meet Lori, a woman who has lived with chronic depression for nearly a decade. Thr...
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    Ep. 355 The Difference Between Sadness and Depression

    April 15, 2025 • 12 mins
    In the podcast episode, we explore the crucial distinction between feeling sad and experiencing clinical depression:  Sadness is a common emotional state often triggered by specific events. Depression is a pervasive mental illness that significantly impacts daily life and can last for extended periods.The episode features insights from three experts: Dr. Robert Duff, who clarifies that clinical depression involves a consistent patt...
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    NEW: Ep. 354 What if We Actually Talked About it

    April 8, 2025 • 27 mins
    In this podcast episode, our guest, Jessie, shares her journey, revealing how growing up in a family open about mental illness, yet burdened by it, influenced her understanding of her own struggles. Through candid conversations with her parents about their battles, she learned early on that mental illness is not a secret or a fault but a condition to be managed.Our discussion spotlights the significant, generational impact of hones...
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    NEW: Ep. 353 Three Questions That Can Change Your Life – A Farewell Gift from Dr. Anita Sanz

    April 1, 2025 • 25 mins
    In this practical, inspirational and bittersweet episode, co-host Dr. Anita Sanz, a therapist with over two decades of experience, shares three life-changing questions that she has refined over the years to help people navigate depression and challenging situations. These questions, deeply rooted in neuroscience and psychology, are designed to shake up the mental patterns that keep us stuck.Together, Anita and Terry explore how the...
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