Keyword: inner knowledge

Alchemy and the Roots of Depression November 20, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti

Depression may be understood through the lens of alchemy: the ancient idea that growth requires destruction, heat, and the joining of opposites. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti use bread-making and pasta sauce as earthy metaphors for how turmoil, not its avoidance, is what transforms us.