The Brain Coach podcast is hosted by executive function expert and ‘Brain Coach’ Mary Turos. Take a deep dive into executive functions and simple strategies based in neuroscience to overcome obstacles and achieve personal progress. Each episode provides insights from a community of educators, researchers, therapists, clinicians, family members to support a healthy brain.
In today's episode of The Brain Coach, Maryexplores melancholy: what it is, why some of us feel it more deeply, and how it differs from depression.
Mary explains the biological, psychological, and existential roots of melancholy's quiet, lingering sadness; from brain chemistry and temperament to our sensitivity to time, beauty, and meaning. She also shares practical strategies to work with melancholy instead of against it.
If you’ve ever felt a sweet, reflective sadness that you can’t quite name, today's episode will help you understand more.
