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Why Purpose and Depression Are More Connected Than Most People Realize One of the most misunderstood aspects of mental health is the relationship between purpose and depression, because many people assume that depression and anxiety are caused primarily by stress, hardship, difficulty, or discomfort. While overwhelming trauma and extreme stress can certainly contribute to mental health struggles, what I have seen repeatedly throughout both my professional and personal life is

When Mental Health Treatment Stops Working One of the more frustrating patterns in modern medicine is how quickly symptoms are separated into categories and treated independently from the systems that produce them. One example is how often low testosterone and depression are treated as completely separate problems, even though the symptoms can overlap in significant ways. If a man's concentration is poor, the first thought is to give ADHD medication. If his energy is low and

She Didn’t Need an Antidepressant. She Needed a Thyroid. The Story That Changed the Question There is a moment in psychiatry that happens more often than most people realize, where a patient sits down, looks exhausted, and says some version of, “I think I’m depressed.” On the surface, it usually makes sense, because the symptoms tend to line up in a way that feels familiar: low energy, weight gain, loss of motivation, emotional flatness, and a general sense that something is

This gives the basics of Hormone Replacement Therapy