As a society (or culture), we’ve fallen into a single story of depression, one where we understand this experience only as a medical disorder that we treat with medication and/or psychotherapy. The reality is a spectrum of depressive experiences, not all resulting in a medical diagnosis, all of which need to be represented and understood.

When we look at depression as a form of disconnection, not just a disorder, we make space to take a deeper look. This workshop expands the story of depression and considers how being disconnected from your bodies, your place, your people, from source, and from hope create the experience of depression. You will learn more about Regina's story and how she got into this work, how to work with depression as disconnection, and start to map where you’re disconnected.

You can expect to learn more about Regina's research and participate in wellness coaching. This is brave space to explore your experience with depression and identify areas you can focus on to make impactful changes for how you feel.

Topics/Themes Covered: Depression, Maps, Expansion & Contraction, Medicalization, Darkness, Cross-Cultural Research, Interpellation, Deep Listening, Courage, Vulnerability, & Connection

About the teacher:

Regina Gee is the owner of Wellspring Coaching and is all about relieving depression with integrative care. Regina works with depression as disconnection and helps people find reconnection to their body, their people, their place, to source, and to hope. Her approach is particularly helpful for those who haven’t gotten results with the traditional medical approach and for people for whom “depression” doesn’t fit right. Regina offers 1:1 Virtual Wellness Coaching, Workshops, and Group Programs

Regina has a background in Neuroscience & Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh, and Integrative Medicine from the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. She also has particular interests in spirituality. When she’s not mapping and coaching, she’s probably reading, crafting, or swimming in a creek.