Giving Voice to Depression: Real Stories & Expert Support for Depression and Mental Health
Giving Voice To Depression unites lived experience and expert insight to shine a spotlight on depression and mental health. Each week, we bring you honest personal stories, evidence-based strategies, and compassionate conversations to help you understand, cope with, and recover from depression. Whether you’re navigating your own journey, supporting a loved one, or simply seeking to better understand mental-health challenges, this podcast offers real voices, trusted guidance, and a path toward hope. Subscribe now for new episodes every week and join a community where depression isn’t silenced—it’s voiced, understood and overcome.
Giving Voice to Depression: Real Stories & Expert Support for Depression and Mental Health
Free Mental Health Strategies You Can Use Anytime to Reduce Stress
In this episode, Dr. Barbara Moser, a trained teacher in mindful self-compassion, offers three powerful, free tools for managing mental health. Designed to reduce stress, increase self-awareness, and support emotional regulation, these practices can be used anytime—no appointments, apps, or equipment required. You'll learn about the STOP technique, mindful breathing, and a self-compassion break, each backed by psychological research and neuroscience. Whether you're new to mindfulness or seeking extra tools for your mental health toolkit, this episode offers practical and proven resources to support your well-being.
Link to research on mindfulness:
American Mindfulness Research Association:
goamra.org/resources/reviewsmeta-analysis/
Primary Topics Covered:
- Importance of free, accessible mental health tools
- Overview and benefits of the STOP practice
- Breathing techniques to calm the nervous system
- The role of mindful self-compassion in emotional healing
- How to adapt these techniques to different environments and needs
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:20 Co-host Introduction: Dr. Anita Sanz
02:06 Overview of Accessible Mental Health Tools
02:42 Grounding Exercise by Dr. Barbara Moser
09:21 Benefits of Daily Breathing Techniques
10:08 STOP Practice Explanation and Demonstration
14:22 Mindful Self-Compassion Break
22:32 Episode Closing and Community Invitation
23:16 Final Thoughts and Resources on Recovery.com
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