264 - Unpacking Anhedonia With Dr. Judith Joseph—What to Do When You Lose Interest in Everything

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

When living with certain mental health conditions like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, or substance use disorder, a common symptom is anhedonia—the inability to experience pleasure from the things that used to bring you joy. In this episode, Dr. Judith Joseph aka "social media's favorite psychiatrist" talks about what anhedonia really looks like and how people experiencing it can ask for and get the help they need—and deserve. For more info visit: verywellmind.com/podcast The Verywell Mind Podcast is produced by: Minaa B., LMSW - Host Kristen Altmeyer - GM/VP, Verywell Mind Ayana Underwood - Associate Editor, Verywell Mind Jeremiah McVay - Podcast Producer/Editor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the very well-mind podcast. I'm Nina B, and I'm a licensed social worker,
0:16.3	mental health educator, and author of owning our struggles. I'll be chatting with experts, wellness advocates,
0:23.3	and others about the power of community care in improving your mental health. We'll delve
0:28.7	into topics such as friendships, managing difficult relationships, and most importantly,
0:34.5	how to cultivate belonging and support in our lives. Now, let's jump into today's
0:40.3	episode. Dr. Judith Joseph is a board-certified psychiatrist who treats adults and children with psychotherapy and medication management in New York City.
1:04.2	She is Chair of Women in Medicine at Columbia University and Clinical Assistant Professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at
1:12.8	NYU Langone Medical Center and is the principal investigator of her own clinical research lab
1:19.9	where she studies psychiatric and neurological conditions with her team of 10 women researchers.
1:26.6	Additionally, she has made hundreds of national media appearances,
1:31.4	and her social media videos on TikTok and Instagram have gone viral with millions of views a month.
1:39.1	She'll also be premiering a new podcast soon called Dr. Judith's Safe Space, the only mental health podcast filmed and
1:47.9	recorded in a jewelry vault in New York City's Diamond District.
1:56.4	Hi, Dr. Judith. I'm so excited to have this conversation with you today. Thank you for being on the show.
2:03.0	Thank you for having me. It's so nice to see. I think the last time we saw each other was at that meta event.
2:07.9	Yes, yes. That is exactly how we met y'all. I think it was meta's teen and screens.
2:15.4	Session, fireside, chat, and Dr. Judith had asked this amazing question around
2:20.2	like teens and suicide and just all of these other things that I was like, oh my gosh, I have to
2:24.6	talk to her when this is over. So we've been connected since. I'm a big follower of your work.
2:31.2	Y'all, go make sure you check out her Instagram because she shares so many amazing things with Dr.
2:37.1	Judith. I would love for you to tell us a little more about the work that you do because you have so
2:42.0	much history, so much clinical training. You're doing so much. You have such an impressive resume.
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