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Holiday Depression Is Real: Finding Hope in Grief, Loss, Depression, and Loneliness
Category: Health
Duration: 00:07:49
Publish Date: 2025-12-23 06:00:00
Description:

The holidays can be painful for anyone carrying grief, loss, or depression — especially in a world that insists on constant cheer.
 In this special annual episode of Giving Voice to Depression, author John Pavlovitz reads his essay “To Those Who Struggle This Christmas” — a heartfelt message to anyone who feels broken, lonely, or unseen this time of year.

His compassionate words acknowledge every kind of pain that the season can amplify:
 grief over loved ones lost, strained relationships, health struggles, or the quiet war within your own mind.
 He reminds listeners that while pain may feel overwhelming today, this moment is not the end of your story — that you are loved, seen, and not alone.

Co-hosts Terry McGuire, Carly McCollow, and Dr. Anita Sanz introduce and close the episode with reflections on why this message matters — and where to find community and support if the holidays feel unbearable.

If this season is heavy for you, this six-minute reflection is a soft place to land.
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