Giving Voice to Depression: Real Stories & Expert Support for Depression and Mental Health
Giving Voice To Depression unites lived experience and expert insight to shine a spotlight on depression and mental health. Each week, we bring you honest personal stories, evidence-based strategies, and compassionate conversations to help you understand, cope with, and recover from depression. Whether you’re navigating your own journey, supporting a loved one, or simply seeking to better understand mental-health challenges, this podcast offers real voices, trusted guidance, and a path toward hope. Subscribe now for new episodes every week and join a community where depression isn’t silenced—it’s voiced, understood and overcome.
Giving Voice to Depression: Real Stories & Expert Support for Depression and Mental Health
Living With Depression: 10 Lessons About Stigma, Therapy, Medication, and Finding Hope
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Why do so many people wait years before asking for help with depression?
For award-winning television journalist Ted Perry, the answer was simple: stigma.
In this candid conversation, Ted shares why he kept his depression hidden for years, how grief after his father's death intensified his symptoms, and why finally accepting therapy and antidepressant medication changed his life.
He also reflects on the relationships depression affected, the shame that kept him silent, and the hope that ultimately carried him through.
In this episode, you'll hear about:
- Why depression often hides behind humor and success
- How stigma keeps people from seeking treatment
- Why asking for therapy felt harder than asking for help with a physical illness
- What antidepressants actually do—and what they don't
- Building a personal depression recovery toolbox
- The importance of exercise, meditation, faith, and meaningful routines
- Why depression convinces people they're a burden
- The role hope plays in recovery
Ted reminds listeners that depression isn't a character flaw. It's an illness that deserves treatment, compassion, and conversation.
His message is simple:
There is another side to depression.
And there is hope.
Primary Topics Covered:
- Depression stigma
- Men's mental health
- Therapy for depression
- Antidepressant medication
- Grief and depression
- Hope after depression
- Exercise and mental health
- Protective factors in recovery
- Depression and relationships
- Asking for help
Timestamps:
00:01:58 – Why Ted decided to speak publicly about depression
00:04:23 – Early signs of depression in college
00:05:13 – Overcoming the stigma of seeing a therapist
00:06:32 – Why asking for help is a sign of strength
00:07:11 – Depression after the death of his father
00:08:32 – Finally admitting, "I'm depressed"
00:08:53 – How antidepressants actually work
00:09:34 – Building a recovery toolbox with therapy, exercise, faith, and meditation
00:10:42 – Why hope is essential in depression recovery
00:12:33 – Hiding depression because of shame
00:12:55 – How depression affected romantic relationships
00:14:14 – Why depression is not a character flaw
Link to Mentioned News Story:
Link to Ted Perry's feature on the "Giving Voice to Depression" podcast on Fox 6 News: https://www.fox6now.com/news/former-tv-news-anchor-helps-those-suffering-depression-with-podcast-i-can-give-voice
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