What If It's Not Depression?

Addressing Root Causes with Dr. Achina Stein

It was an honor to interview Dr. Achina Stein on The Adrenal Fatigue Podcast.

We have hundreds of people that come to us every week that have been told by their doctors that there is nothing wrong with them, that their blood work looks “fine”. They’re often left feeling like It's all in their head and then they are prescribed or encouraged to take antidepressants as a solution. A lot of the time when people reach out to us, they know in their gut that this approach doesn't feel like the right solution for them and they’re searching for the missing piece.

Here at The Adrenal Recovery Collective, we believe that there is way more to the story that’s not being investigated, that is leaving so many miserable, scared and feeling like there’s no other option than synthetic drugs and antidepressants. Dr. Achina has so much wisdom on this topic and we know this conversation is one that will inspire and offer a lot of hope for many of our listeners!

We discussed:

The impact of addressing root the root cause and how to get support in doing so
Dr. Achina's transition from mainstream psychiatrics to functional medicine
Emotional trauma and how it can deeply affect our mental and physical wellness
What to do if you keep hearing "your blood work is fine" from your doctor
and so much more!

We really hope you enjoy!

MEET DR. ACHINA STEIN

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Dr. Achina Stein is author of What If It’s NOT Depression? Your Guide to Finding Answers and Solutions.

She is a board-certified psychiatrist and has been in practice for 25 plus years. Propelled by her son’s health crisis in 2010, she found functional medicine which resolved all his mental health problems as well as her own. She has a busy private practice called Functional Mind LLC in Riverside, RI where she sees patients for functional medicine primarily but also sees patients for psychotherapy.

She is a certified practitioner of the Institute for Functional Medicine, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and was awarded the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award by NAMI-RI in 2008. She is a former Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

This is an exciting time for her, as she recently launched her online health coaching program, What If It’s Not Depression? Bootcamp as a companion program to her book to provide an alternative to medication for people with chronic mild depression-like symptoms that do not respond to antidepressant medications. She enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, singing and gardening.