Why Common Mental Health Treatments Fail and What Actually Works - Camilla Nord

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

(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

(29:40) Brain stimulation

(33:44) Link between gut health and mental health

(38:55) How to improve your mental wellbeing

(47:31) Why neuroscience is important

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