#8 Stigma: The Invisible Mark

09/11/2025 22 min Episodio 8

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Episode Synopsis

Sound • Scent • Shade • Presence •What if the mark of depression wasn’t invisible after all?What if you could see it — in silence, in the way people back away, in the questions that sound supportive but cut like glass?This episode reflects on the ancient meaning of stígma — “a wound burnt into the skin” — and how we still carry those marks, now etched into identity.Drawing from lived experience, I reflect on how stigma traps us in circular patterns — how pain is questioned, dismissed, or silenced, and how unhealed wounds can echo across generations.Because not all coping is healing.And healing begins where silence ends.⁠If you'd like to share your thoughts or reflections, I'd be glad to hear from you.🌐 Find out more: ⁠⁠⁠healpod.annayfantidis.com