Written by John on September 17th, 2009
Some Rights Reserved by janusz l at Flickr When I think of recovery from a terrible illness, I think of Reynolds Price. His beautiful memoir, A Whole New Life, records the powerful experience of his mental and spiritual healing from the excruciating pain of a crippling illness. However, there could never be recovery from the [...]
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Written by John on July 5th, 2009
Some Rights Reserved by nonofarahshila at Flickr I’ve written an overview post in this series on Depression Central, and I hope you’ll have a look at that. Thanks. Talking to a depressed partner can be more than frustrating. It can feel hopeless when you’re faced with a slammed door shutting you out completely or a [...]
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Written by John on July 31st, 2008
Photo Credit: JesterArts at Stockxpert As she often does, Stephany put a thought in my mind that I haven’t been able to shake. It was a three-word comment: “You have recovered.” Nice wish, I thought, if only – ! I’ve been working on recovery so long – it just isn’t happening consistently. But the problem [...]
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