Questions Can Lead To Clarity

INTRODUCTION: Who, What, Where, When, and Why (the 5 W’s) – are the essential questions of a journalist seeking to report a complete story.  These questions can also help to shape our own stories of personal strength, and potential triumph over depression and anxiety or other mental health challenges. PROBLEMS Some may be hesitant to […]

Knowledge of The Soul:

INTRODUCTION Sleep, Nutrition, and Movement are three of the most common areas of complaint for those coping with depression. We can learn a lot about keeping our balance. Our struggle to overcome depression and anxiety affects our physical, mental, social, and spiritual lives. BASICS To begin, let’s state some unchangeable truth:  You are loved, and […]

WILD RIDES OF EMOTION

INTRODUCTION Cognitive therapies are some of the most popular and successful (evidence-based) treatments for coping with depression and anxiety. They rely on the basics of awareness, mindfulness, and perspective. Awareness of one’s thinking; mindfulness of the physical ‘here-and-now’; and the ability to take an observer’s view of personal experience are all important for managing stress […]