We all know exercise is just plain good for us, but more and more research is concluding that exercise can help reduce depression and be a good step in moving you out of bed and back into your life. Many times the last thing we want to do when depression has taken hold is exercise. (more…)
Last week another child gone due to suicide. When will we stop being so busy with our lives, so busy working to obtain things, so busy driving our children away before another one will die. Parents that have lost a child to suicide will tell you that none of those things mean anything now that their child is gone, and while I haven’t lost a child to suicide I have lost a husband to suicide. Watching my son grow up without his father and knowing that the day would come when I would have to tell him what happened has been a journey I wouldn’t wish on anyone. In no way can I fathom what a parent feels when they get that dreaded news, but I hope that many of us will say enough is enough and start doing something to help our children.
In looking back at my life I can now see that my depression was something that came in and out of my life since an early age, but I didn’t realize it until I truly decided to deal with the cause of the depression instead of covering it up. It is because I finally accepted responsibility for my life that brought me to The Depression Project and opened the door for my healing and the gift God gave me to help others heal. (more…)
I watched the new PBS series This Emotional Life over the last two days and I would highly encourage anyone who is struggling with mental problems to give it a watch. Especially part two that is about Rethinking Happiness. Not only was all the material handled well, (balanced) there are many experts that speak throughout the show that could be useful resources in their own right to help an individual along the path.
The show inspired me by reminding me of the following (more…)
I feel so privileged to be the founder of The Depression Project and I am so grateful for each of you who offers your hand and heart to grow this community that holds the space for a new and brighter future for everyone impacted by the big three depressive orders – depression, bipolar and anxiety.
It seems perhaps a little ironic that the journey of recovery to sustained mental health cannot be attained through the thinking mind. It requires a drop from the head into the heart and the beginning of a new relationship with you. To even begin this trek we have to start by deconstructing the myths upon which our access to mental health has been predicated. (more…)
You won’t want to miss this inspiring and practical program starting with this entry! From now until the end of the year can join us in an experiment to create a whole new holiday experience for yourself.
The purpose of this experiment is to reach people who find the holidays difficult, eliminate isolation, and quip participants with tools to build a fresh holiday experience and provide consistent support through the end of 2009 (if you’re wondering about 2010 we’ll be continuing next year too!).
If you or someone you know is impacted by depression and find the holidays tough, than this program is for you. We are building bridges from blue to bliss; join us and heal your life for good!
Anna is featured on a subscriber channel of YouTube called Psyche Truth. In this first interview, Anna explains a bit about what The Depression Project is all about and why it was started.
In less than 20 hours we have already received over 1000 hits! Watch the video and tell us what you think!
I sent you a message this morning telling you that something exciting was coming. Well, it came faster than expected!
Anna is featured on a subscriber channel of YouTube called Psyche Truth. In this first interview, Anna explains a bit about what The Depression Project is all about and why it was started.
In less than 20 hours we have already received over 1000 hits! Watch the video and tell us what you think.
Stay tuned for our “experiment” in our first Online Healing Companion.
Our Holiday Healing Companion will begin on November 9 and take us through the end of 2009.
Everyone working with TDP has a history many of you are familiar with, either by reading Anna’s book, Madness, Mania, and Miracles or by keeping up with the website to this point. I am thrilled to have joined Anna and Ann Marie to further the work The Depression Project is meant to follow.
I met Anna in January of 2000, one of the first people I met when my husband and I moved to the Austin area. We quickly became friends and soon learned that we shared a common thread – Anna with her personal trials with bipolar and anxiety, and me as the daughter of a woman diagnosed as bipolar with anxiety and schizophrenic tendencies. (more…)
