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The Healing Silence When Time Stops

by John Folk-Williams 8 Comments

healing silence when time stops

My mental clock is always running, and most of each day I tensely evaluate what I’m doing by its measurement. Am I using this time productively, am I wasting it? Most people adapt to schedules fairly well, but for a depressive mind, time is another weapon. It becomes the relentless reminder that I am not […]

Filed Under: Healing, Spirituality Tagged With: memory, resilience, stress, time

A Teacher of Imagination and Resilience

by John Folk-Williams 1 Comment

Hands of magician with wand and black hat

I once knew a gifted man, a born teacher of imagination and play. He taught children as a natural part of his instinct for life, and he taught the rest of us resilience in the face of illness. Steven and his lifelong friend Maria arrived in town one day, found an old office space they […]

Filed Under: Creativity Tagged With: children, illness, play, resilience, spirit, teaching

Delay, Fear and Perfectionism Out – Recover Life Unlocked

by John Folk-Williams 7 Comments

As you may have figured out by now, I’ve had a hard time launching Recover Life from Depression, but I’ve finally opened it up. “Unlocking” seems like a better word since I’ve struggled for months to break through a hard resistance to getting it done. I was slow to grasp what was going on, but […]

Filed Under: Depression Symptoms, Mindfulness, Writing Tagged With: belief, relapse, resilience, thinking

Stopping Time, Stopping Depression

by John Folk-Williams 10 Comments

Are you ever able to get away from time in the sense of measuring what you do, day in, day out? I can’t seem to escape it very often, but I’m convinced that doing so is one of the ways I get myself out of depression. Of course, the clock is omnipresent, and almost all […]

Filed Under: Healing, Spirituality Tagged With: memory, resilience, time, wellness

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Depression affects emotions, mental abilities, self-concept, behavior, relationships and the entire body. These core posts describe the full range of symptoms affecting daily life. Read More.

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Hoping for recovery gives you a motive but not a method for getting there. This section has posts about therapies and healing methods you can work with either on your own or with professional guidance. Read more.

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