What if everything we thought we knew about depression—and how to heal from it—was wrong?
Many antidepressants—the first line in our standard of care for treating depression—bring with them potential health risks, yet 1 in 6 Americans takes medication to alleviate feeling sad, anxious, stuck, or unable to focus or sleep. More and more, conventional medicine pathologizes how we respond to life’s challenges—like feeling trapped in an unfulfilling job, grieving the death of a loved one, or being anxious about a bad relationship—telling us that they’re symptoms of disease.
Psychiatrist Jodie Skillicorn presents a new path, debunking the myth of the neurochemical imbalance and exploring the roots of depression, such as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poorly managed day-to-day stress. Evidence-based and fully supported by current depression research, Dr. Skillicorn’s holistic methods for beating depression—including nutrition, mindfulness, fostering meaningful connections, exercise, sleep, nature, and breathwork—empower readers to become agents of their own wholeness and healing.
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"While there are dozens of self-help books on depression, Dr. Skillicorn has donea masterful job of explaining principles of neuroscience and how they work tocreate new neural pathways for healing depression. Neuroplasticity is the name ofthe game, and Dr. Skillicorn presents meticulous research about the need to lookbeyond ‘diagnose and adios’ medicine to help each individual develop his or her owncustomized program of activities and nutrition so that the brain can heal itself organically without dangerous medication. Whether you are a doctor, patient, or seeking help for someone you care about, you will find the help you seek in these pages."
— LAURIE NADEL, PhD, author of The Five Gifts: Discovering Hope, Healing, and Strength When Disaster Strikes
If you think you need psych meds to cure your mood, think again. And readthis book.
— CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP, MD, New York Times best-selling author ofGoddesses Never Age, The Wisdom of Menopause, and Women’s Bodies, Women’s WisdomThe unfortunate reality is that the majority of patients treated with medicationsfor depression fail to recover. In this insightful new work, Dr. Skillicorn sharesher holistic prescriptions on how to live a fuller and depression-free life. This isa must-read in my clinic.
— Joel Kahn, MD, FACC, author of The Plant-Based SolutionWhile there are dozens of self-help books on depression, Dr. Skillicorn has donea masterful job of explaining principles of neuroscience and how they work tocreate new neural pathways for healing depression. Neuroplasticity is the name ofthe game, and Dr. Skillicorn presents meticulous research about the need to lookbeyond ‘diagnose and adios’ medicine to help each individual develop his or her owncustomized program of activities and nutrition so that the brain can heal itself organically without dangerous medication. Whether you are a doctor, patient, or seeking help for someone you care about, you will find the help you seek in these pages.
— LAURIE NADEL, PhD, author of The Five Gifts: Discovering Hope, Healing, and Strength When Disaster StrikesIn this well-researched and empowering book, Dr. Jodie Skillicorn demolishes the‘facts’ surrounding depression, including the erroneous assumptions that it is causedby a flaw in the brain’s neurochemistry and that pharmaceutical cocktails are theanswer. Creating her own potent healing recipe of mindfulness, meditations, guidedimagery, healing movement, nutritional advice, and much more, this is a book thatanyone dealing with depression cannot afford to miss.
— CATE MONTANA, MA, author of The E Word: Ego, Enlightenment and Other EssentialsThe unfortunate reality is that the majority of patients treated with medicationsfor depression fail to recover. In this insightful new work, Dr. Skillicorn sharesher holistic prescriptions on how to live a fuller and depression-free life. This isa must-read in my clinic.
— JOEL KAHN, MD, FACC, author of The Plant-Based SolutionMedication is not the right answer for everyone. It wasn’t for me. The tools in this book show people so many other options that work without the negative side effects. Healing Depression without Medication brings back hope to what can feel like a hopeless diagnosis. It needs to be the standard for all trained mental health professionals and people suffering from depression.
— RACHAEL WOLFF, self-awareness coach and author of Letters from a Better MeBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!