Ep. 21 | The 3 Powerful Steps I Took to Heal My Depression... and 10 Signs You Might Need Help to Heal Yours
“I didn’t recognize the signs of depression in myself. I thought I was unhappy and miserable because I was stretched to the max in every area of my life, but I was literally a textbook case of major depressive disorder.”
In today’s episode, Dr. Avanti opens up about her experience with depression and the 3 powerful steps she took to heal. She shares how she was actually a textbook case of major depressive disorder while in medical school, but was frequently excusing away all the signs she was experiencing. You’ll learn the 10 signs of clinical depression, how anxiety and depression coexist, and actionable steps to begin taking back control of your life.
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Today on The Healing Catalyst:
How anxiety and depression coexist
The 10 warnings signs of depression
How Dr. Avanti “explained away” the signs of her depression
The 3 powerful steps Dr. Avanti took to heal her depression
How to increase serotonin and oxytocin to help ease depression
Why you want to get natural daylight every morning
How to make small changes in your diet to help the gut-brain axis
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Dr. Avanti’s Referenced IG Post
Global numbers for depression: who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression
NIMH numbers for depression in US: nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/major-depression
Andrew Huberman, Stanford University: Huberman Lab
Suicide prevention hotline: suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Connect with Dr. Avanti:
Website: avantikumarsingh.com
Book: The Health Catalyst
Podcast: avantikumarsingh.com/podcast
You can follow Dr. Kumar-Singh on Instagram and LinkedIn. Learn more about Avanti and her mission at https://www.avantikumarsingh.com
Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh, is an Ayurveda Wellness Expert on a mission to show how Ayurveda is a health catalyst to achieve optimal wellness in modern life.
Over the two decades of her training, study, and research, Dr. Kumar-Singh has shared her expertise with Fortune 500 companies, at elite undergraduate and graduate institutions, and at prestigious industry and medical conferences. She has been featured in the Huffington Post, goop, Thrive Global and mindbodygreen, and served as the co-lead facilitator of the Faculty Scholars Program in Integrative Healthcare at the OSHER Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern Medicine. Dr. Kumar-Singh is also the author of The Health Catalyst.
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