Episode Details

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In this episode of The Art of Imperfect Adulting, Amy Stone speaks with Alisha Kapani about the reality of living with and healing from depression. Alisha is based in Calgary, Alberta in Canada. Alisha shares her deeply personal journey through severe depression, suicidal ideation, and her eventual discovery of unconditional joy after years of searching and trying both conventional and unconventional healing modalities. Listeners will hear about the importance of seeking the root cause of mental illness, the power of vulnerability, and how a shift in consciousness led Alisha to her own radically transformed life and a new career.

Alisha Kapani is a former Chemical Engineer turned Mindbody Mentor after struggling with severe depression for 5 years. She assists clients all over the world to tap into their body’s wisdom to resolve illness and access their highest possibilities for vitality and abundance.

Main Topics Covered:

1. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of depression beyond ordinary sadness.
2. Navigating medical and therapeutic treatment options, including antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy.
3. The limitations and challenges of traditional approaches to mental health.
4. Exploring alternative healing modalities: Reiki, hypnosis, acupuncture, and more.
5. Why addressing the emotional root cause is crucial for genuine healing—and how distraction and suppression can impede progress.
6. Transformative impact of finding a mentor and embracing mind-body connection and quantum physics to facilitate rapid recovery.
7. The stigma, vulnerability, and misunderstandings around mental illness—with advice for managing shame, family expectations, and relationships.
8. Alisha’s current work as a mind body mentor, including approaches to raising your vibration and healing at the root.

Quote from the Episode: “I think because so many people are managing their illness, whether it's a mental or physical illness, because they think that that is all that's available...I guess I just want people to know that once you get to the root cause, you can heal very quickly. I did heal pretty much right away once I figured out what the root cause was. On the other side of it is more joy than you've ever experienced in your life before.”— Alisha Kapani

Timestamps: [00:00:06] Welcome and Alisha’s home base in Calgary, Alberta

[00:00:41] Reflecting on learnings from the past year—epiphany around relationships and depression

[00:01:49] Trigger warning: depression, self-harm, suicidal ideation

[00:02:27] Timeline of Alisha’s depression and age at onset

[00:03:49] Working with medical professionals: diagnosis and medication journey

[00:06:31] Describing symptoms of depression—fatigue, lack of motivation, impact on relationships

[00:08:51] Recognizing depression: misattributing root causes, effect of life transitions

[00:10:14] Impact on work performance and relationships; perfectionism and stigma

[00:12:55] Relationship dynamics: depression and anxiety in partnerships

[00:15:33] Why share your story? Breaki