Taboo Topics In Mental Health w/ Dr. Jessica Turner

Depression, anxiety, PTSD… these are the things millions of people carry quietly, convinced that naming them out loud will change how others see them, or that the conditions they're living with simply come with the territory of a hard life. 

Depression, anxiety, PTSD… these are the things millions of people carry quietly, convinced that naming them out loud will change how others see them, or that the conditions they're living with simply come with the territory of a hard life. In this episode, Brad sits down with Dr. Jessica Turner, author of Blackbird: Learning to Fly Above Depression and Anxiety, and someone who has personally walked through postpartum depression, disordered eating, PTSD, and the kind of grief that forces you to confront what you've been outrunning for years. Jessica shares her story with rare honesty and backs it with real clinical insight: the brain can change, healing doesn't have to happen all at once, and you have far more control over what you carry than you've ever been told. There is beauty on the other side of trauma, if you're willing to look for it.Make sure you grab a copy of Jessica’s brand new book: “Blackbird: Learning to Fly Above Depression and Anxiety” here!

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Mental health stigma is rooted in an outdated image of what these conditions look like. Most people disqualify themselves from getting help because they don't fit the picture they have in their head… and so they carry it in silence instead.
• So much of lasting struggle comes from never stopping long enough to ask why. Why do you react in certain ways. Why certain things send you sideways. The questions you avoid are usually the ones that hold the most healing.
• Traumatic memories that aren't properly processed stay fragmented… bits and pieces that shape your behavior and beliefs without you realizing it. Counseling and trauma therapy work by integrating those pieces into a coherent story you can actually make sense of.
• Healing doesn't require you to face everything at once. You can start with the smaller layers while honoring what you're not ready for yet…and that's not avoidance, that's wisdom about the season you're in.
• Forgiveness isn't about excusing what happened. It's about choosing not to carry the weight of it anymore. Until that happens, true freedom and healing stay out of reach.
• Post-traumatic growth is a real possibility. The hardest seasons don't have to just be survived… they can become the source of your deepest resilience, self-knowledge, and clarity about what you're actually capable of.

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