Is Everything You Know About Depression Wrong? With Johann Hari

RE-RELEASE: This episode originally
aired last year as a two-part episode.

For the past few decades, almost every
year, levels of depression and anxiety have increased in Britain and across the
Western world. But why? One of the most important voices in this area,
Johann Hari, went on a forty-thousand-mile journey across the world to
interview the leading experts about what causes depression and anxiety, and
what solves them. He shares the fascinating findings of his research in this
week’s podcast. Johann explains that although we have been told a story that
drugs are the solution to depression and anxiety, in many cases, the cause is
not in our biology but in the way we live. 

Johann argues that being depressed or
anxious does not mean that you are crazy, weak or broken, rather, that your
natural psychological needs are not being met. And it’s hardly surprising – we
are the loneliest society there has ever been. We discuss how loneliness
affects us, how social prescribing can transform lives, the role trauma plays
and how shame is both physically and emotionally destructive. Johann believes
that societal values have been corrupted and explains the effect that this is
having on our health. We talk about the role of the workplace and how having
autonomy and choices can reduce the likelihood of depression and
anxiety. Johann goes on to share the incredible heart-warming story of the
people from Berlin district called Kotti – a story of how an unlikely community
was borne out of desperation and the unbelievable transformations that occurred
for the whole community as a result of it. Finally, Johann shares some truly
inspirational top tips. This really is a captivating and incredibly important
conversation – I hope you enjoy it!  

CAUTION ADVISED:
this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.

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Find out more about Johann:

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Johann’s books:

Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to
Find Hope

Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About
Addiction

Further learning:



Johann’s quick facts quiz about depression.More about John Cacioppo.Read about Dr Sam Everington at
the Bromley-by-Bow clinic.Link to Dr Vincent Felitti’s research – The
Adverse Childhood Experiences Study — the largest, most important public health
study you never heard of — began in an obesity clinicRead some of Tim
Kasser, American psychologist’s work.More about James Pennebaker‘s
work at the University of Texas at Austin.British Medical Journal 346 (May 2013): f3509, Dr
Derek Summerfield – Global Mental Health Is an Oxymoron
and Medical Imperialism.J Epidemiol Community Health, Michael Marmot et al.
– Effects
of income and wealth on GHQ depression and poor self rated health in white
collar women and men in the Whitehall II study.Read about Kotti, Germany here.Find out about Dr. Hilarie Cash’s reSTART Life facility in Washington.Link to Professor Bruce Alexander’s work on drug addiction.Find Andrew Sullivan, writer & journalist’s
book – Virtually
Normal.



Dr Chatterjee’s resources:



Podcast #37 – How Our Childhood Shapes Every Aspect of Our Health with Dr. Gabor Maté Podcast #42 – Parkrun – A Celebration of Community with Nick PearsonFind Dr Chatterjee’s 4 Pillar of Health in The 4 Pillar PlanAvailable in the US & Canada with the title How to Make Disease DisappearOrder Dr Chatterjee’s book The Stress Solution.Dr Chatterjee’s NEW book Feel Better in 5 is out now.

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