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JOHANN HARI | The Real Causes Of Depression & Love Island | Modern Wisdom Podcast 172

Johann Hari is a writer & a journalist. Rates of depression are at an all time high and yet pharmaceutical drugs have never been more widely used. If depression is simply an imbalance of chemicals in the brain - what's going on?

Johann HariguestChris Williamsonhost
May 18, 20201h 49mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
May 18, 2020
Duration
1h 49m
Channel
Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Johann Hari is a writer & a journalist. Rates of depression are at an all time high and yet pharmaceutical drugs have never been more widely used. If depression is simply an imbalance of chemicals in the brain - what's going on? Johann is my favourite writer on depression and this episode has been 2 years in the making. Expect to learn what are the true causes of depression, how reality TV degrades society's values, how you can take back control of your mood, why I lowkey fancy Dame Judy Dench and much more... Sponsor: Check out everything I use from The Protein Works at https://www.theproteinworks.com/modernwisdom/ (35% off everything with the code MODERN35) Extra Stuff: Buy Lost Connections - https://amzn.to/2LrPjo9 Follow Johann on Twitter - https://twitter.com/johannhari101 Take a break from alcohol and upgrade your life - https://6monthssober.com/podcast Check out everything I recommend from books to products - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom #depression #anxiety #johannhari - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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  • Chris Williamson

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Johann Hari and Chris Williamson, JOHANN HARI | The Real Causes Of Depression & Love Island | Modern Wisdom Podcast 172 explores Johann Hari: Depression As Signal, Not Defect, In Modern Life Johann Hari joins Chris Williamson to argue that most depression and anxiety are not biological malfunctions but meaningful signals that something is wrong in our lives or environments.

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