Can we take a root cause approach to healing depression? And is our current clinical psychiatry model supportive of finding a root cause? Just like with chronic physical illness, a common pattern in psychiatric medicine is to reach the diagnosis and then manage symptoms, rather than addressing the root issue. But what would it look like to get curious and ask why depression is there, and what it might be trying to tell us on a deeper, psychospiritual level?

Join Erin for a conversation with Astrid Schmidt, LCSW-R, a Certified Gestalt Therapist and the creator of the Spiral Mapping™ Method, a creative healing approach designed to help folks master their core healing themes of this lifetime. This conversation digs into the effects of being labeled a “depressed person,” the invitation of depression, working with the inner child, and ultimately how to find *your* medicine. Please note that this is NOT medical advice or a condemnation of conventional psychiatry; rather, this episode is a big-picture conversation which intends to explore new ways of thinking about our health.

Timestamps:

(5:45) Introducing Astrid and Gestalt Therapy

(12:42) “Organic depression” vs. “clinical depression”

(19:25) What is the Self?

(33:15) Depression as an initiation

(38:35) What does your diagnosis feel like?

(42:25) Spiral Mapping™ explained

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https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/249-healing-depression-holistically

A New Approach to Healing Depression with Astrid Schmidt, LCSW-R | Ep 249