Dr. John Delony

No, that guy's an idiot.

He's a jerk.

Yeah.

right?

He's a complete and total scumbag.

We've normalized these diagnostics as insults or discomfort as I've got depression or, man, I'm really worried about the economy, so I have anxiety.

And so we just use those words all the time.

If you have major depressive disorder, medication will save your life.

If you are having a really ugly experience, a sad, grieving moment, if a loved one passes away, if your loved one cheats on you and leaves you, if you get passed over for something that was going to change your life professionally, if you're an entrepreneur and your business gets eaten up by AI or your neighbor's business or whatever the thing is, I really want people to sit, A, with a community.

And sometimes in these days, just one other person, two other people.

And then just give yourself permission to grieve and be sad for a while.

And then if you're unable to do the next right thing, then medication can play an important role, but it in and of itself doesn't quote unquote solve the problem.

And I think that's the big thing.

It helps to be a great bridge to get you from here to there.

And so, man, if somebody needs anxiety medication for a season, that's awesome.

But the research says that stuff works if you do that and you do these other things.

And we have to be honest about,

Exercise is really powerful.

Sunlight and community and friends and laughter are really powerful.

Journaling is incredibly powerful.