Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Did you know that many treatments for depression focus mainly on suppressing symptoms?
That’s the uncomfortable truth.
In this conversation with psychiatrist Dr Will Van Derveer, we explore a major gap in modern mental health care.
Medication can sometimes help people function -
but it rarely addresses the root causes.
And those root causes are everywhere in modern life:
• chronic stress
• information overload
• social media pressure
• lack of real connection
As Dr Will points out, we are living through an unprecedented stress experiment of the 21st century.
So the real question becomes:
Are we treating illness…
or are we ignoring the system that creates it?
Because healing mental health isn't just chemistry.
It's lifestyle.
It's environment.
It's meaning.
And perhaps most importantly… it's addressing stress at its source.
Watch the full podcast episode here:
youtube.com/watch?v=EAh9ogvJdcE
What do you think?
👉 Should mental health care focus more on root causes rather than just medication?
Share your thoughts below 👇
#DrRonEhrlich #Australia #UnstressHealth #UnstressPodcast #Stress #MentalHealth
Did you know that many treatments for depression focus mainly on suppressing symptoms?
That’s the uncomfortable truth.
In this conversation with psychiatrist Dr Will Van Derveer, we explore a major gap in modern mental health care.
Medication can sometimes help people function -
but it rarely addresses the root causes.
And those root causes are everywhere in modern life:
• chronic stress
• information overload
• social media pressure
• lack of real connection
As Dr Will points out, we are living through an unprecedented stress experiment of the 21st century.
So the real question becomes:
Are we treating illness…
or are we ignoring the system that creates it?
Because healing mental health isn't just chemistry.
It's lifestyle.
It's environment.
It's meaning.
And perhaps most importantly… it's addressing stress at its source.
Watch the full podcast episode here:
youtube.com/watch?v=EAh9ogvJdcE
What do you think?
👉 Should mental health care focus more on root causes rather than just medication?
Share your thoughts below 👇
#DrRonEhrlich #Australia #UnstressHealth #UnstressPodcast #Stress #MentalHealth
