Living with depression requires resilience, strength and sometimes-heroic efforts to find and fan hope’s embers. Jennifer, currently on medical leave for her illness, struggles to find lasting relief…
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Depression’s Unoriginal Messaging is its Tell.
2.2K Views December 2, 2018 Be first to comment
Over the past two years, we’ve interviewed more than 100 people about their experience of depression. Until we heard the story- the exact same story in the exact same…
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Act Before A Crisis – Maintaining Mental Health
2.9K Views October 9, 2018 Be first to comment
People with known heart problems do not wait for a heart attack to address them. People with diabetes do not rely solely on an epipen to control their illness.…
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How To Offer Support To Someone Who Is Struggling – Pt2
5K Views September 18, 2018 Be first to comment
Many who struggle with mental-health challenges wonder why people don’t step up and support us. It may be partly because we don’t share what we’re going through (for many…
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“How to Offer Support to Someone Struggling” – Part One
3K Views September 11, 2018 Be first to comment
We hear (and say) “reach out for help if you need it.” But for many reasons, including stigma, awkwardness, and lack of training, many people — even those in…
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Depression is too dark and heavy to face alone. So we’re told to “reach out for help.” But HOW? What words do we use, especially when we might not…
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Don’t Ignore The Signs Of Childhood Depression (Sally)
2.6K Views January 16, 2018 Be first to comment
An adult– who was that undiagnosed depressed child– looks back on a lifetime of depression and urges parents, teachers and society as a whole to tune-in and step-in…
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Today we are posting the second part of our podcast episode “The Power of Compassion.”After hearing part one, a listener wrote and said the story Jonny and Neil shared…
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Podcast co-hosts Bridget and Terry look back at lessons they learned from the many people who shared their stories and expertise in the the episodes of season two. Love0…
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The difference between being alone and Being Alone
1K Views August 10, 2017 Be first to comment
This was inspired by a friend who recently went through a dark, in-the-rabbit-hole period. I told him it was fine to want to BE alone, but that I’d remind…