Mer wants to talk about depression because she’s currently “in it” - so we explore it, and it’s flip side anxiety. We think these feelings are really relatable, and being talked about more than ever before - so we look at them through our lens to see what we see.
More about Mer: https://www.mermonson.com/
Episode Notes:
- A new lens on mental health 
- The pile of rules we make up about anxiety and depression 
- Is darkness the color of the ground, or is it shadows passing through? 
- Seeing space in the ebb and flow of emotion 
- What about those moments we forget we’re anxious or depressed? 
- What if feelings aren’t personal? 
- The gift of being unafraid to feel 
- What if a dose of understanding is the best medicine? 
- Glimpsing we’re always okay, even in the dream of thought 
- Quote from Jo Jo Rabbit: https://onbeing.org/poetry/go-to-the-limits-of-your-longing/ 
- Rumi poem: https://allpoetry.com/poem/8534703-The-Guest-House-by-Mewlana-Jalaluddin-Rumi