3 Signs You Could Be Dealing With Depression & How to Stop Self-Sabotage

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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For this special series, in partnership with Betterhelp, Jay Shetty sits down with Haesue Jo, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist & Head of Clinical Operations at BetterHelp and Ashley Carr. Ashley talks about her journey throughout therapy and how it has helped her become a better person that she is now.

What We Discuss:

• 00:00 Intro
• 04:12 How Ashley got into therapy and stigma around it
• 07:37 Therapy is not just for the weak-minded
• 08:58 Waking up everyday and feeling that you’re not enough
• 10:39 Skills she learned in therapy
• 14:07 Self-sabotage in return for love
• 15:44 How we’re acting in the present stems from our childhood experiences
• 17:14 Learning and understanding that we don’t need to accept the bad things that happens in our lives
• 19:33 What her life would be like if she didn’t go to therapy
• 21:05 Self-awareness is the first step
• 24:09 Accepting yourself
• 25:36 When did therapy become a choice
• 27:04 Every question during therapy has intention
• 29:33 Sometimes advice from our family or friends might not be the one we need
• 36:06 Advice to others on why they should try therapy
• 40:08 Depression symptoms
• 41:36 How parents can handle their kid’s emotions
• 46:49 Therapy is life-changing

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