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Compassion for a Burned Man

by John Folk-Williams 1 Comment

Smoke, fire, compassion

I wasn’t expecting anything out of the ordinary that evening, but I wound up in the hospital with a burned hand and, at least in retrospect, a little insight about compassion. It started after work one day when I had just sat down at the kitchen table with a glass of water to stare at […]

Filed Under: Healing, Self-Esteem Tagged With: care-giving, compassion, family, love, self-compassion

The Love Hidden in Family Depression

by John Folk-Williams 13 Comments

family love coming into the light

I’ve written about emotional abuse in my boyhood and a family history of depression as big contributors to my own illness, but recently I’ve spent more time reconnecting with the things that went right all those years ago rather than dwelling only on what went wrong. The positive side is simply the love that has […]

Filed Under: Reslience Tagged With: childhood, family, father, feelings, love, memory

The Limits of Care-Giving for Depression

by John Folk-Williams 8 Comments

Water Girl by a Stream

A family member’s care-giving for depression can shift from hope to frustration if the initial expectations are unrealistically high. The film Phoebe in Wonderland is about a young girl with a compulsive disorder and also about the mother who tries to cure her with love. The mother, brilliantly played by Felicity Huffman, blames herself as […]

Filed Under: Relationship Tagged With: acceptance, care-giving, family, love, partner

10 Top Movies about Depression and Bipolar

by John Folk-Williams 5 Comments

Anna Paquin

Posts reviewing movies about depression are consistently among the top pages visited on this site. That fact surprised me, though I suppose it shouldn’t have. For all the insight I gain through reading, I connect instantly with a good dramatic portrayal of someone struggling with emotional pain and dysfunction. It’s encouraging to discover more and […]

Filed Under: Resource Tagged With: grief, hope, love, movies, shame, suicide

John Gottman on Trust in Relationships

by John Folk-Williams 4 Comments

Importance of trust in relationships

John Gottman’s recent work on trust (presented in The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples) is a helpful resource for couples trying to deal with depression. These two brief videos are excerpts from a talk Gottman gave at the Greater Good Science Center. They provide an insightful introduction to some of the major themes […]

Filed Under: Relationship Tagged With: love, marriage, partners, trust

The Healing Stories of Rachel Naomi Remen

by John Folk-Williams 9 Comments

stories of mindfulness, loneliness and medicine

I keep coming back to the stories of Rachel Naomi Remen, and this video of one of her lectures reminds me what I value in her work. While advocates of the new medicine have been revolutionizing the paradigm of medical practice, Remen is one of those physicians who has changed many lives by applying these […]

Filed Under: Healing Tagged With: life, loneliness, love, medicine, story

Brene Brown on the Power of Vulnerability

by John Folk-Williams 5 Comments

power of vulnerability video

Brene Brown’s video on vulnerability hit me where I breathe. That simple. She touches on most of the themes – other than depression itself – that I’ve struggled with and written about for years. The big ones for me are shame, fear, the courage to step into life without knowing what to expect – the […]

Filed Under: Healing Tagged With: connecting, love, perfection, shame, vulnerability

I Can’t Let You In

by John Folk-Williams 32 Comments

Stone Statue of Man's Face

Depression isn’t a one-time disaster in a life relationship. You think you’re through the great crisis, but little by little you feel the weight pressing down again. The stone face that wordlessly says “I can’t let you in” is back. It kept coming back to me and my wife for decades, and each time it […]

Filed Under: Depressed Partners Tagged With: depression, love, shame

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