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Can the Mind Heal Depression?

by John Folk-Williams

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How can we draw on the power of our own minds to heal depression? As I’ve tried to answer this question, I’ve had to rethink my beliefs about recovery. This is the first in a series of posts to describe what I’ve been learning. Like everything else I’ve been writing about here, this search starts […]

Filed Under: Healing Tagged With: change, connecting, mind, stress, symptoms

Getting to Work When Depressed

by John Folk-Williams

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Simply getting to work when you’re depressed can feel like an impossible task. Dealing with people in the workplace and doing the most basic parts of the job seem to take more energy than you have. The routine becomes hard labor, and the stress and depression feed off each other. Over the past year, several […]

Filed Under: Depression at Work Tagged With: avoidance, disability, family, self-worth, stress, work

How Stress Can Shape a Life Story

by John Folk-Williams

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The psychologist Richard O’Connor believes that we tell ourselves stories about our lives to control stress. Stress has a way of becoming a chronic condition. It wears down your body and damages your brain, especially when combined with depression. Yet stress is a killer we often crave like a drug. We create stories that help […]

Filed Under: Self-Help Tagged With: awareness, life, story, stress

The Healing Silence When Time Stops

by John Folk-Williams

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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

Coping with Stress in Depression

by John Folk-Williams

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What’s the best way for coping with stress? Sometimes, when I’m starting to feel overwhelmed, it’s easy to forget everything I’ve ever learned and every skill I’ve ever mastered to stay sane. So then I have to retrace my steps and go back to first principles. It’s like being a musician who practices scales every […]

Filed Under: Self-Help Tagged With: cognitive behavioral therapy, coping, psychological abuse, Shelley E. Taylor, stress

A Helpful Documentary on Lawyers with Depression

by John Folk-Williams

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A Terrible Melancholy is a documentary about lawyers with depression, but it’s relevant to anyone trying to understand more about the illness. Dan Lukasik, a lawyer who has lived with depression for the past ten years, produced the film to encourage others in his profession to seek  help. The message is on target for anyone […]

Filed Under: Depression at Work Tagged With: anxiety, documentary, stress, suicide, support, work

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Depression Present Tense Now Available

Depression Present Tense: Moments of Crisis, Insight and Recovery from Chronic Illness

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Depression can be a life of moments, days, years, of a present that is tense, changing, recurring, empty, full, ugly and beautiful. This ebook is now available in most common ebook formats at major retailers.

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Surviving Depression Together Now Available at Major Retailers

Surviving Depression Together


Surviving Depression Together

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A Mind for Life Ebook Now Available at Major Retailers

A Mind for Life: From Depression to Living Well

A Mind for Life Ebook

The inner work of getting your life back from depression. This ebook is now available in most common ebook formats at major retailers.

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Living Depressed

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.

Choices in Healing

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.

Living Well

If you've learned how to manage your depression, you'll want a fulfilling life rather than one dominated by fear that the illness might return. In this section, you'll find posts about how to work toward that goal. Read More

Relationships in Crisis

One of the hardest challenges of living with depression is holding onto your closest relationships. This section features posts on how to help a relationship survive. Read More.

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