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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 1 MIN

Depression: My Brain's Superpower

from PsyCARlogy · host Luke Anthony Schulte-Ovalle

Depression isn't weakness. It doesn't mean that I'm broken or less deserving of patience and forgiveness. Depression is a superpower! It is an evolutionary adaptation--my brain's way of slowing me down and protecting me from stress and dis-ease.

Depression isn't weakness. It doesn't mean that I'm broken or less deserving of patience and forgiveness. Depression is a superpower! It is an evolutionary adaptation--my brain's way of slowing me down and protecting me from stress and dis-ease.

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Depression isn't weakness. It doesn't mean that I'm broken or less deserving of patience and forgiveness. Depression is a superpower! It is an evolutionary adaptation--my brain's way of slowing me down and protecting me from stress and dis-ease.

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