Curriculum: “Depression & Sadness”

In this episode of the Searching Inward Podcast, Scott Reall, Seth Abram and Anna Bryant discuss the fourth chapter in Scott’s book, Journey to a New Beginning after Loss: Freedom from the Pain of Grief and Disappointment, about depression and sadness. They discuss the grief stages through personal examples and how to distinguish between feeling depressed from feeling sad. “But you’re not going to get from depression to acceptance unless you really start to feel and process those sad feelings.” -Anna [06:56] “What I have found that’s really profound for me is that there’s a shame attached to our depression, which makes us even more isolated with what we’re struggling with.” -Scott [28:56] “There were just so many moments of uncontrollable emotion that was kind of having its way with me, and so, I just remember realizing I had to let it have its way with me.” -Seth [42:07] TIMESTAMPS [00:05] Intro [00:27] Last live music experience [02:20] Depression and sadness [08:49] More specific definitions [12:12] Depression as a form of self-suppression [16:55] Feeling depressed vs living with depression [19:15] Characteristics of depression [22:21] Defining sadness [30:01] Living from a false self [32:17] More personal examples [43:56] Practical thoughts to move through sadness Follow and Contact Facebook: Restore Small Groups Instagram: @restoresmallgroups YouTube: Searching Inward Podcast Website: restoresmallgroups.org Scott Reall’s Books: Journey to Freedom: Your Start to a Lifetime of Hope, Health, and Healing Journey to a New Beginning after Loss: Freedom from the Pain of Grief and Disappointment Journey to Living with Courage: Freedom from Fear Journey to Healthy Living: Freedom from Body Image and Food Issues Journey to a Life of Significance: Freedom from Low Self-Esteem