(Archive) 72. The Many Faces of Depression with Dr. Kevin Gilliland

Dr. Kevin Gilliland is a psychologist and the Executive Director of Innovation360, an outpatient counseling service that works with people struggling with mental health, substance abuse and relationship issues. He believes in a holistic approach to health and is passionate about using movement and connection as medicine for problems like depression.   We loved chatting with Kevin to carve out the conversation around depression on its own, since it’s often associated with anxiety but they don’t always present together. Dr. Kevin Gilliland talks about...-The difference between depression and being down--how to identify when it’s time to get help-How depression can present even during times of success, and as such often gets overlooked or dismissed-The shame and stigma that still exists around depression--people are sometimes more comfortable suggesting it’s Lyme disease-The importance of seeing a mental health professional for mental health issues--don’t just drop by your OB-GYN’s office when you need a specialist-How men and women acknowledge and address their own struggles with depression and feeling down.  While women are more vocal about admitting there’s something wrong, they often turn to using alcohol to cope, which creates its own toxic spiral-We all need to tune in to Bruce Springsteen’s album Western Stars Resources:-Dr. Kevin's website-Innovation360-Instagram Highway To Well is a production of Crate Media