How Depression Doesn't Define You | with Sara Vieira | debug:mind 04
Channel: Lorenzo 'kelset' Sciandra
Date: 2024-03-19

In this episode of "debug:mind" (formerly "Untitled Mental Health Project") I chat with Sara Vieira, someone I’ve always looked up to. Sarah gets real about her fight with depression, sharing stories and insights that hit home about what depression really feels like. We dive into how it's way more than just feeling sad and touch on the weird physical stuff that comes with it too. Sarah's openness gives a peek into the struggle and recovery, showing it's okay to talk about mental health and seek help. It’s a powerful convo that offers a bit of light and understanding for anyone facing similar battles.

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This is episode 4 for my series of videos about tech and mental health, called "debug:mind" (formerly "Untitled Mental Health Project").

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👥 ABOUT "DEBUG:MIND"
In debug:mind, I talk with other people in tech about their own mental health journey, hoping that sharing our experiences can help you deal with your own challenges.

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📃 CHAPTERS
00:00 Preview
00:11 Introduction
00:38 Welcome Sara!
03:12 What is Depression
08:58 How Sara's Journey in Mental Health Started
14:39 Talking Depression With Your Parents
20:57 Health Anxiety
27:24 How Therapy Helped
32:00 Life After 10+ Years of Depression
37:51 Owning Your Red Flags
39:28 Sara's Key Lesson
45:34 Closing off

📚 RESOURCES
✦ Brainfork, Sara's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainfork/id1436014505 
✦ What is depression? https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/depression-in-adults/overview/ 
✦ How depression makes you think: https://www.instagram.com/healthygamer_gg/reel/C3dGLbcMEQA/ 
✦ Netflix's "The Mind, Explained": https://www.netflix.com/title/81098586
✦ Powerwash simulator involvement with mental health: https://futurlab.co.uk/2023/06/05/powerwash-simulator-research-edition-produces-the-worlds-largest-data-set-on-player-wellbeing and https://www.engadget.com/powerwash-simulator-mental-health-research-wellbeing-201523276.html

And for everything else, please refer to the debug-mind website: https://debug-mind.com/ 

🔗 SARA
✦ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NikkitaFTW 
✦ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nikkitaftw 
✦ Website: https://sara.fail/ 

🔗 LORENZO
✦ email: youtube@kelset.dev
✦ bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/kelset.dev
✦ mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@kelset 
✦ linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzo-sciandra/ 
✦ website: https://kelset.dev/

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