Hello and welcome to my podcast, The Wellness Project with Des. I speak with Chris Templeton about his struggles with a consistent, low level of depression called Dysthymia.
I’m Desiree, a Mental Health Therapist that is passionate about helping people to improve their mental health and live a healthy and fulfilled life. One way I do this is by interviewing experts in the field of mental health and wellness as well as those that have struggled with their mental health but have gained control over it and now live fulfilling lives. In this episode, we will hear from Chris about how he has managed to gain control over his depression.
Chris has had dysthymia for a long time but he wasn’t properly diagnosed until about a year ago. His diagnosis helped him to put into perspective why he struggles with the things that he does such as self-worth and things in his life feeling pointless. Chris knew he needed to get help because he wasn’t thriving in the way he wanted to despite having wonderful friends, family, and a wife.
Since 2003, Chris has been developing and practicing a method to help him with his mood disorder and one he knows can help others as well.
He came up with 3 questions:
- What’s the story I’m telling?
- Is it serving me in this moment?
- Is there a more authentic story that I can tell?
Chris wants to help give people an easy way to connect with the parts of themselves that they struggle with most. In this podcast episode, he shares this method as well as the post-it note method. Listen to this episode to learn more about what helps Chris gain control over his depression.
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Mentions:
- The Power of Now– Eckhart Tolle
- The Artist’s Way– Julia Cameron
Where to find Chris:
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