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!
Many people with depressive disorders think they are stuck because the condition has been handed down through their genes. This view is very limiting and can sometimes lead to people giving up on any chance of recovery or living a happy life before they begin! I’m no scientist but Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. is and offers some new thinking that challenges this notion of genetics.
Epigenetics research challenges the conventional beliefs about genes and reveals the role of emotion on our bodies and health. In this video, author and cellular biologist Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. explores the importance of perception in maintaining optimal health.
With the commonly held belief that bipolar is an illness to be managed for life – it seems impossible that one might ever be able to get beyond the diagnosis and live free from the symptoms, treatments and prejudge of the world. (more…)
This is a radio interview from 3/24/09. Anna Miller, Author of Madness, Mania & Miracles along with Gwen Olsen, Author of Confessions of an RX Drug Pusher talk with the Abudance Alley show hosts about all manner of topics and issues related to depressive disorders including bipolar, anxiety and clinical depression. Listen as we debate the use of medications, alternative healing therapies and share our own recovery stories.
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