Inside Major Depression
Dec 22, 2020
As a child, Lisa would daydream about suicide. It wasn’t until her sophomore year in college that she would be diagnosed with major depressive disorder. What was her long journey like? What finally helped her?
Join us as Lisa shares her personal story of living with depression and a sleep disorder. She also reveals her personal struggle with taking meds, even though they have helped her tremendously.
About The Hosts
Gabe
Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who
lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular
book, Mental Illness is an
Asshole and other Observations, available
from Amazon; signed copies are also
available directly
from Gabe Howard. To learn more, please visit his
website, gabehoward.com.
Gabe also hosts The Psych Central
Podcast available on your favorite podcast player or
by visiting psychcentral.com/show.
Lisa is the producer of the Psych Central
podcast, Not Crazy. She is the recipient of The
National Alliance on Mental Illness's “Above and Beyond” award, has
worked extensively with the Ohio Peer Supporter Certification
program, and is a workplace suicide prevention
trainer. Lisa has battled depression her entire life and
has worked alongside Gabe in mental health advocacy for over a
decade. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband; enjoys
international travel; and orders 12 pairs of shoes online, picks
the best one, and sends the other 11
back.