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🧠Something important that doesn’t get talked about enough.

Most of us grew up hearing that depression is caused by low serotonin, a chemical imbalance in the brain. It’s become such a widely accepted idea that up to 90% of the public believes it. But the science tells a very different story.

🔬A major study published in Molecular Psychiatry reviewing research involving tens of thousands of people found no consistent difference in serotonin levels between people diagnosed with depression and healthy individuals. Even when serotonin was artificially lowered in healthy volunteers, it did not produce depression.
The “chemical imbalance” theory wasn’t born from research. It gained traction in the 1990s when pharmaceutical companies were marketing SSRIs like Prozac. The messaging stuck. And it shaped how millions of people understand their own pain.

The study’s lead author, Professor Joanna Moncrieff of University College London, put it plainly: patients should not be told their depression is caused by low serotonin, and they should not be led to believe antidepressants work by correcting a proven chemical abnormality. We simply don’t have evidence for that.

Here’s what we’re learning instead: depression may be less about brain chemistry going wrong on its own and more about what the nervous system has been through. Unprocessed experiences, chronic stress, trauma, disconnection. These shape our biology. They change our brain structure, our chemistry, our capacity to feel safe and alive.

That doesn’t make the suffering less real. It makes it more human.
And it points toward something medicine has historically overlooked: that healing often begins not in a prescription but in the body, in relationship, in being truly seen and supported.

This is what somatic and nervous system work speaks to. Not a quick fix. A real one.

🌿Our next retreat is July 17–19 at Sharbot Lake. Few spots open.

If something in this post resonated with you, that’s worth paying attention to. Learn more or reach out at www.reconnectretreats.ca

🦋Your nervous system called. It’s asking for a weekend at the lake. 🌊

This July 17–19, we’re gathering a small group of women on the shores of Sharbot Lake, Ontario for 3 days of real, intentional reset with no hustle, no performance, just you coming back to yourself.

Here’s what’s waiting for you:
✦ Stillness, breath and movement
✦ Lakeside rest & nature immersion
✦ Women’s circles & community
✦ Nervous system education
✦ Deep rest practices
✦ Nourishing food & fresh air
✦ Swimming, kayaking and sunbathing

Limited spots available.
If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it.
DM me or tap the link in bio. 💛

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