Why Common Mental Health Treatments Fail and What Actually Works - Camilla Nord
💬“The mistake people make is thinking the route to mental health is in self deprivation - in discipline - and I think that is probably misguided.” -Camilla Nord
⚡️ Camilla Nord is an award-winning neuroscientist, leads the Mental Health Neuroscience programme of research at the University of Cambridge, and is the author of The Balanced Brain: The Science of Mental Health.
⚡️ In this episode Camilla and I discuss what’s happening in your brain when you experience issues like depression and anxiety, as well as actionable strategies on how you can improve your mental wellbeing - whether you’re currently suffering or not.
🎧 Stay tuned to find out:
➡︎Why we need to get better at interoception - understanding our internal bodily signals
➡︎Why some people are more likely to suffer mental health problems
➡︎The truth about serotonin and dopamine
➡︎How closely linked mental health is to gut health
➡︎Why classic mental health advice sometimes backfires
📕 Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:08 Interoception
4:55 Your brain when depressed
8:51 How perception affects experience
16:11 Negative vs positive self-talk
20:09 Genetics vs experiences: which causes depression?
21:32 Why treatment is lacking
26:08 We need to stop blaming neurotransmitters
28:48 Brain stimulation
32:52 Link between gut health and mental health
38:03 How to improve your mental wellbeing
46:39 Why neuroscience is important
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