Pod Cast Summary

When it comes to depression there is always a lack of advertised information on alternative methods and or additional things that can be done to help combat depression. If a person who is diagnosed with depression was given information upon their visit with their therapist about things that can be done in addition or instead of medication more people would be inclined to explore all their options. I myself had postpartum depression after the birth of all my children. When I had my first child I didn’t know that I had postpartum I just thought it was a side effect of my hormones being outta whack. I was about 6 months postpartum before I realized that this was not normal to be this sad and emotional about everything. Things that used to make me laugh made me mad and I was always on edge. My husband walked on egg shells to keep me from getting upset and keep me from crying. The therapist prescribed me medication and told me to come back in 6-8 weeks to asses my dosage. I would always forget to take the meds and I never found the medication useful. My oldest was about 2 when I got heavy into exercise. I was a stay at home and a friend of mine started to workout and asked me to join her. I felt myself being able to laugh at the things that bothered me and feeling great about my weight loss. If I was told that working out could help me with my depression I would have started that a long time ago.

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