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Jan 2022
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The Science of Depression | Sona Dimidji...

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This episode features one of the world's leading experts in depression and how meditation can help. Dr. Sona Dimidjian is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and the director of the Renée Crown Wellness Institute at the University of Colorado, Boulder. This episode explores the seasonal impacts on depression, the research on how meditation can help depression, and what she calls "behavioral antidepressants."

 

Content Warning: There are a number of references to suicide in this conversation. 

 

Be sure to check out TPH's newest show, Childproof, available wherever you get your podcasts. 

 

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/sona-dimidjian-413

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