
The Luella Jonk Show Episode #92: Hannah Spier: Depression Is Your Body Speaking. Are You Listening?
In this eye-opening episode, Norwegian psychiatrist Hannah Spier joins us from Zurich to share what she discovered after years of treating anxious, depressed women in outpatient clinics — and why she ultimately walked away from a high-flying career to become a stay-at-home mother of three. Hannah is the voice behind Psychobabble with Spier, where she analyzes the psychological patterns in our culture that quietly incentivize dysfunction.
What started as a conversation about her clinical work turned into something far more personal — and far more powerful.
I'll walk you through:
✅ Why so many women in their 30s are flooding therapists' offices — and why it's not a psychological problem
✅ How modern therapy (including CBT) has drifted toward endless validation instead of real behavioral change
✅ The moment Hannah realized she was on the same path as her most struggling patients
✅ What happened when she put her daughter in daycare at 7 months — and what it cost her family
✅ Why she calls feminism "an ideology of resentment" — and how she broke free from it
✅ The surprising statistics on Norwegian mothers extending maternity leave at their own expense
✅ How Cluster B personality disorders are rising — and what's fueling them
Whether you're a woman questioning whether your career ambitions are truly yours, a therapist wondering if your sessions are actually helping, or someone who senses that our culture's prescription for female fulfillment just isn't working — Hannah offers the kind of honest, medically-grounded perspective that is rarely heard today.
🔔 Remember: Anxiety and depression are often your body speaking to you. The solution isn't always found on the therapy couch — sometimes, it's found in how you're choosing to live.
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Hannah's relevant links:
Substack (Psychobabble with Spier): https://substack.com/@psychobabblewithspier?r=1rqrel&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile&shareImageVariant=image
Instagram: @psychobabblewithspier — https://www.instagram.com/psychobabblewithspier/
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🎥 Noteworthy Videos from Hannah — Recommended Watching:
▶️ How Dark Traits Express Themselves in Women — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YOmG62tyl0
▶️ Why Women Get Away With Narcissism (3 Patterns You'll Recognize) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXCRI6u1bl8
▶️ Still Selling Feminism: Our Response to Diary of a CEO — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIys5zTk-xs
