Overcoming Depression: Causes, Interventions, Mindfulness, and Depressed Mood

Dr. Hanson and Forrest continue their exploration of depression and depressed mood with an episode focused on some of the tactics and strategies people can use, both in their own mind and out in the world, to help manage, and even overcome, a depressed mood.

Depression and depressed mood are major problems for many people, and the material we’re going to get into today will be sensitive in nature. If this is sensitive territory for you, please be kind to yourself. Feel free to skip around or turn off the episode altogether.

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Key Ideas:

02:50: The causes of depressed mood, and some places where we can intervene to create positive changes.

05:59: Why it’s so challenging for someone with depressed mood to make psychological changes.

16:22: Using mindfulness to work with a current episode, or prevent relapse.

21:52: Other psychological interventions.

26:30: Overcoming the lack of motivation that accompanies depressed mood.

27:43: How do you get out of the depression slump?

37:37: What can we do to help other people with their depressed mood?

42:40: Recap

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Additional Resources:

Self-Compassion by Kristin NeffThe Noonday Demon by Andrew SolomonThe Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher GermerCognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple by Seth Gillihan

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