The Lavendaire Lifestyle 278: 5 Powerful Shifts That Will Change How You Feel (Backed by Science) with Dr. Judith Joseph
Apr 20, 2025
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Masked Struggles Behind Productivity
- Dr. Judith Joseph shared how growing up in an immigrant family taught her to mask emotional struggles with productivity.
- Despite achievements, she felt lost and had to reconnect with her true self to regain joy.
Hidden Depression Behind Success
- High-functioning depression often goes unnoticed because people mask symptoms by overproducing.
- Current medical models wait for severe distress, which delays help and worsens outcomes.
Diagnosis Limits of Depression
- Clinical depression requires symptom duration plus loss of functioning or distress to diagnose.
- Many cope by being pathologically productive, thus missing diagnosis and support.