# Depression: The Quiet Collapse - The Loss Cycle Part 5

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Podcast: [The Joy! A.A.C.T.®](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-joy-a-a-c-t-7079029)
Published: 2025-12-06T13:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://the-joy-aact.captivate.fm
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## Resource

In this powerful episode of The Joy! A.A.C.T.™ Podcast, Dr. Lisa Summerour breaks down the least-discussed stage of the loss cycle: depression. With honesty, clarity, and compassion, she explains why depression during divorce is not a failure—it’s a natural, human response to loss. Drawing from her own journey and the teachings of Dr. Kübler-Ross, Dr. Lisa helps you understand the difference between grief-related depression and clinical depression, why emotions repeat in cycles, and why avoiding the sadness actually slows healing. You’ll hear practical tools to help you move through the heaviness—timed emotional processing, movement, grounding, connection, and simple self-care that keeps your mind and body supported. This episode gives language to what you’re feeling, anchors your experience in truth, and reminds you of this: You’re not broken. You’re grieving. And you’re going to make it through this.

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