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When it's okay to not be okay, and when it's time to get help

Depression and anxiety are universal.
NPR

On today's show

One in five Americans take prescribed psychiatric medication every day, in spite of growing evidence that long-term use can lead to worse outcomes. Have we confused "normal" with "comfortable?" We talk with the filmmakers of a new documentary "Medicating Normal." And we ask the question: Where is the line between stigmatizing medication and over-medicating normal emotional suffering?

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Carl Norquist is a producer and writer for In the Moment. An EMMY-winning producer, Carl previously worked for KTIV News 4 in Sioux City, IA. Carl is a Minnesota native and graduate of Augustana University with majors in Art and English.