Recover Life from Depression

Self-Starting When Depressed

How can you activate yourself to get anything done when you’re depressed? Several readers have asked about this basic need to keep functioning when your mood, mind and body do not want to cooperate. I’ve written before about working when depressed, but it’s not only about work. It’s about self-starting when depressed so that you can be present for everything in your life. It’s about pushing through all the resistance of depression to be active […] Read more »

Psychological Flexibility, Well-Being and Doubts about Recovery

Written by John Folk-Williams

I’ve been wondering: How could it be that I have recovered from depression but still deal with symptoms almost every day? Can both things be true? Recently I’ve come across new ways of thinking about well-being and psychological flexibility that help explain this paradox. Finding these ideas couldn’t be more timely because doubts about recovery have been more frequent than ever. It’s discouraging to have to keep dealing with the inner voice of depressive thinking, […] Read more »

Becoming an Active Partner in Depression Treatment

Written by John Folk-Williams

Most stories about getting life back from depression describe how each person had to become an active partner in treatment in order to recover. I know it’s not easy to think about being active when you’re deeply depressed, but there’s a lot of support for the idea. Dozens of research studies indicate that if you can take a leading role, your chances of improving are better. There are at least three ways an active role can help you. Read more »