The 3 Powerful Steps I Took to Heal My Depression... and 10 Signs You Might Need Help to Heal Yours

In today’s episode, Dr. Avanti opens up about her experience with depression and the 3 powerful steps she took to heal. She shares how she was actually a textbook case of major depressive disorder while in medical school, but was frequently excusing away all the signs she was experiencing. You’ll learn the 10 signs of clinical depression, how anxiety and depression coexist, and actionable steps to begin taking back control of your life.Today on The Healing Catalyst:How anxiety and depression coexist The 10 warnings signs of depression How Dr. Avanti “explained away” the signs of her depressionThe 3 powerful steps Dr. Avanti took to heal her depressionHow to increase serotonin and oxytocin to help ease depression Why you want to get natural daylight every morningHow to make small changes in your diet to help the gut-brain axisResources:Rate and Review: The Healing Catalyst podcastJoin The Healing Catalyst Collective Dr. Avanti’s Referenced IG Post Global numbers for depression: who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depressionNIMH numbers for depression in US: nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/major-depressionAndrew Huberman, Stanford University: Huberman LabSuicide prevention hotline: suicidepreventionlifeline.orgConnect with Dr. Avanti:Website: avantikumarsingh.comAvanti’s Book: The Health CatalystIG: @avantikumarsinghPodcast: avantikumarsingh.com/podcastThe Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.Mentioned in this episode:Come join us at the Weekly Health Rx at weeklyhealthrx.substack.com