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.
Episodes
482 episodes
Holiday Depression and Grief: How to Set Boundaries, Manage Expectations, and Find Peace
The holidays are often portrayed as a time of joy, connection, and celebration—but for many living with depression or grief, this season can feel unbearably heavy.In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, host Terry McGu...
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Mothering Through Mental Illness: Surviving Depression While Raising Neurodivergent Kids
Michelle is a mom living with depression, anxiety, and ADHD — and raising children diagnosed with OCD, ADHD, and DMDD. In this candid and compassionate episode, she describes how she juggles emotional overwhelm, fights toxic productivity, and c...
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When Depression Feels Endless: How Therapy and Small Moments of Hope Can Save a Life
In this deeply moving episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Cara from Belfast, Northern Ireland, opens up about her journey through years of darkness — from living with untreated depression as a teen to finally finding validati...
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Treatment-Resistant Depression and Recovery: How Therapy, Medication, and Self-Compassion Can Change Everything
After years of living with depression — through countless ups, downs, and failed treatment attempts — Caryn finally found light again. In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, she opens up for the first time about what it’s like ...
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How Critical or Emotionally Immature Parents Shape Your Inner Voice—and How to Heal It
This episode of Giving Voice to Depression features licensed therapist Carolina Bracco and a candid conversation about the profound, long-term effects of growing up with emotionally immature or overly critical parents...
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Depression in Older Adults: Breaking the Silence on Loneliness, Aging, and Mental Health
Depression in older adults is one of the most under-discussed — and most misunderstood — mental health challenges today. In this moving episode of Giving Voice to Depression, 93-year-old Mary shares what it’s like to experience ...
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How to Help Someone Who Refuses Help: Compassionate Intervention for Depression and Mental Illness
When someone you love is struggling with depression, anxiety, or addiction, knowing how to help can be agonizing — especially when every attempt seems to fail. In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, licensed psychotherap...
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Episode 445
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How Pets Help with Depression: Healing Through Unconditional Love and Companionship
When depression makes it hard to get out of bed, eat, or even believe things will ever get better, a loving pet can be a lifeline. In this moving episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Lori shares how her dogs helped her survive and...
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Episode 444
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Grieving After Suicide: How to Support Loss Survivors with Compassion and Understanding
The grief that follows a suicide is unlike any other. It’s layered with guilt, confusion, trauma, and the persistent question: Why? In this powerful episode of Giving Voice to Depression, guest Lisa Sugarman shares her ...
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Episode 443
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What to Say (and Not Say) After Suicide: Supporting Grieving Loved Ones with Compassion
After a suicide, words can either comfort and connect — or cut and cause more pain. In this powerful episode of Giving Voice to Depression, journalist and suicide loss survivor Deb Sherwood shares her personal expe...
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Episode 442
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Coping with Suicide Loss: Breaking the Silence and Stigma Around Grief
Award-winning journalist and author Meg Kissinger joins Giving Voice to Depression to share the extraordinary and heartbreaking story behind her memoir “While You Were Out.”In her conversation with Terry McGui...
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Episode 441
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Breaking Mental Health Stigma: Family Trauma, Suicide Loss, and Healing Together
Award-winning journalist and author Meg Kissinger joins Giving Voice to Depression to share the extraordinary and heartbreaking story behind her memoir “While You Were Out.”In her conversation with Terry McGui...
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Episode 440
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Forgiving Yourself After a Suicide Attempt: How to Heal from Guilt and Shame
In this deeply human episode of Giving Voice to Depression, John, a survivor of a suicide attempt, shares his ongoing struggle with self-forgiveness — and what healing looks like when you’re still learning to forgive your...
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Episode 439
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Bipolar Disorder and Addiction: Understanding Dual Diagnosis and the Path to Recovery
What happens when mental health and addiction collide? In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, David Shamszad shares his raw and revealing story of living with bipolar disorder and alcohol addiction — a comb...
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Episode 438
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Self-Help for Depression: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices That Help
In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Dr. Barbara Moser, a trained teacher in mindful self-compassion, shares three simple yet powerful practices you can use anytime to cope with stress, anxiety, and depression. These tools ar...
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Episode 437
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23:46
Bullying and Depression: How Isolation Impacts Mental Health and Recovery
In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Kevin Lepine shares his deeply personal journey of growing up misunderstood, bullied, and isolated — experiences that fueled his depression long before he had words to describe it. He open...
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Episode 436
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27:48
Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Hope: Rebecca Lombardo’s Decade of Progress
In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, we revisit the powerful story of author and advocate Rebecca Lombardo, who has openly shared her struggles with bipolar disorder, depression, and suicidality. Now 10 years removed f...
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Episode 435
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Intergenerational Depression: How Family Trauma and Genetics Shape Mental Health
In this intimate, unscripted conversation, Giving Voice to Depression hosts Terry McGuire and her daughter Carly McCollow open up about their personal experiences with depression across generations. They reflect on how genetics, trauma, and fam...
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Episode 434
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28:57
Managing Depression with Spoon Theory: How to Conserve Energy and Cope Daily
In this rerun episode of Giving Voice to Depression, hosts Terry and Dr. Anita Sanz revisit The Spoon Theory, a popular metaphor created by Christine Miserandino to explain life with chronic illness. The conversation explores ho...
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Episode 443
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18:01
Living with Depression: The Power of Internal Family Systems and Self-Acceptance
In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Eric shares his deeply personal journey of living under the crushing weight of depression and how he found a path toward healing. Instead of fighting against his pain, Eric discovered the ...
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Episode 442
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28:26
How Cancer Affects Mental Health: Depression, Therapy, and Healing
In this powerful episode of Giving Voice to Depression, J.J. Singleton shares his journey of living with terminal colorectal cancer and battling depression. After enduring over 170 rounds of chemotherapy, J.J. opens up about the toll c...
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Episode 441
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18:34
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: How CBT Helps You Heal
In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Dr. David Jacobi of Rogers Behavioral Health explains how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works as an evidence-based treatment for depression. Together with hosts Terry and Anita, Dr. J...
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Episode 440
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18:49
Why Therapy Is Important for Mental Health: Beyond Crisis Care
In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Dr. Anita Sanz joins Terry and Carly to discuss the importance of seeking therapy as a proactive step for mental health, not just during times of crisis. Together, they break down what therapy actu...
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Episode 439
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26:39
Suicide Prevention in Schools: How a Teacher Noticing Saved a Life
One caring adult can make the difference between life and death.In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Chloe shares how her teacher noticed warning signs of her depression and suicidal thoughts — and stepped in to have a...
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Episode 438
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25:24
Recovering from Depression: Signs of Healing and Hope
Depression can convince us that healing is impossible. But recovery doesn’t come all at once — it shows up in small, powerful signs of change.In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, Cara McErlain from Belfast shares her l...
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Episode 437
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