Disclaimer: What we talk about on In My Truth tends to be very raw and can be triggering. Resources for support and help are included at the end of show notes - scroll down for more information. - Welcome back to a new episode of In My Truth! In this special episode, I have my friend Erick Godsey on the show to talk about his current research around depression and our current mental health model. Erick is an incredible man and is doing incredibly important work in this world. I’m so excited to share this episode with all of you! - In this episode, we dive into: Erick’s current work on depression How we were sold the chemical imbalance theory The history of anti-depressants How our current mental health model is broken How depression is tested on animals Rewriting the story about these “disorders” Listening to the call of our Daimon How the body speaks to us through the chronic stress response How our ancestral wisdom is embodied How re-connecting to our intuition can heal us Finding your art Check out Erick’s article, What is Trauma? Resources mentioned in this episode Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari Lost Connections - Johann Hari The Emperor’s New Drug - Irving Kirsch Anatomy of an Epidemic - Robert Whitaker - Connect with Erick Website | erickgodsey.com Instagram | @erickgodsey Podcast | The Myths that Make Us - Listen in to the In My Truth podcast: Luminary Spotify Apple Podcasts Stitcher - Remember you’re not alone, and there is hope, even though it may not feel that way at times. Talk to someone, a friend or family member and let them support you. Reach out to a professional. Do whatever you need to do to start your journey back to feeling good. Here are some resources I found on Google (because I am not a professional, these are not recommendations, just suggestions with love and empathy from me to you): Lifeline (Australia): 13-11-14 is a confidential telephone crisis support service available 24/7 from a landline, payphone or mobile. Beyond Blue (Australia): 1-300-22-4636 OR chat online between 3pm & 12am 7 days a week No Shame On You (USA): 1-800-273-(TALK) 8255 OR text 741741 for a 24/7 crisis text line (a live, trained crisis counsellor receives the text and responds quickly) OR visit I’m Alive for 24/7 online crisis chat National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (USA): 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Services (Canada): 1-833-456-4566 OR text 45645 between 4pm and 12am daily - To never miss an episode, subscribe to In My Truth with Sarah Riegelhuth. Share it with your network and start having more raw conversations. - If you’d like to be a guest on the show, find out more here: https://www.sarahriegelhuth.com/inmytruthpodcast - Follow Sarah Riegelhuth on Instagram: @sarahriegelhuth @inmytruthpodcast and check out her other podcast Conscious Culture - If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts

In My Truth

Sarah Riegelhuth

Remembering Your Sacred Task with Erick Godsey

DEC 1, 202068 MIN
In My Truth

Remembering Your Sacred Task with Erick Godsey

DEC 1, 202068 MIN

Description

Disclaimer: What we talk about on In My Truth tends to be very raw and can be triggering. Resources for support and help are included at the end of show notes - scroll down for more information.

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Welcome back to a new episode of In My Truth! In this special episode, I have my friend Erick Godsey on the show to talk about his current research around depression and our current mental health model. Erick is an incredible man and is doing incredibly important work in this world. I’m so excited to share this episode with all of you! 

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In this episode, we dive into:

  • Erick’s current work on depression
  • How we were sold the chemical imbalance theory
  • The history of anti-depressants 
  • How our current mental health model is broken
  • How depression is tested on animals
  • Rewriting the story about these “disorders”
  • Listening to the call of our Daimon 
  • How the body speaks to us through the chronic stress response
  • How our ancestral wisdom is embodied
  • How re-connecting to our intuition can heal us
  • Finding your art 

Check out Erick’s article, What is Trauma?


Resources mentioned in this episode

Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari

Lost Connections - Johann Hari

The Emperor’s New Drug - Irving Kirsch

Anatomy of an Epidemic - Robert Whitaker


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Connect with Erick

Website | erickgodsey.com

Instagram | @erickgodsey

Podcast | The Myths that Make Us

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Listen in to the In My Truth podcast: 

-

Remember you’re not alone, and there is hope, even though it may not feel that way at times. Talk to someone, a friend or family member and let them support you. Reach out to a professional. Do whatever you need to do to start your journey back to feeling good.

Here are some resources I found on Google (because I am not a professional, these are not recommendations, just suggestions with love and empathy from me to you):

Lifeline (Australia): 13-11-14 is a confidential telephone crisis support service available 24/7 from a landline, payphone or mobile.

Beyond Blue (Australia): 1-300-22-4636 OR chat online between 3pm & 12am 7 days a week

No Shame On You (USA): 1-800-273-(TALK) 8255 OR text 741741 for a 24/7 crisis text line (a live, trained crisis counsellor receives the text and responds quickly) OR visit I’m Alive for 24/7 online crisis chat

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (USA): 1-800-273-8255 

Crisis Services (Canada): 1-833-456-4566 OR text 45645 between 4pm and 12am daily

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To never miss an episode, subscribe to In My Truth with Sarah Riegelhuth. Share it with your network and start having more raw conversations.

-

If you’d like to be a guest on the show, find out more here: https://www.sarahriegelhuth.com/inmytruthpodcast

-

Follow Sarah Riegelhuth on Instagram: @sarahriegelhuth @inmytruthpodcast and check out her other podcast Conscious Culture 

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If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts