Monthly Archives: October 2011

I listened to a sermon yesterday about Elijah in the Old Testament and his bout with depression. The preacher advanced his theory that depression affects all of us in one way or another. For him, he was depressed for nine months.  … Continue reading →

People who have depression often have trouble sleeping. They wake up early morning, look at the clock, and never get back to sleep. Of course that happens to non-depressed people also. I once went six months with severe insomnia, when … Continue reading →

It’s time for me to start introducing tools for the body, soul, and spirit that will help manage depression and eventually lead to triumph over depression. The first of these is the one most important

I went two years in depression with sensing no purpose in my life. Then through the healing modalities of body, soul, and spirit, I started to discover meaning and purpose, bits and pieces at a time. Now my life is filled … Continue reading →

Nearly one-fourth of women in the 40s and 50s take antidepressants. But it’s not high usage that most worries the author of the study, Laura Pratt. It is

The most recent statistics about U.S. anti-depressant use, released last Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics, show 11 percent of Americans ages 12 and older take the medication…and that is only one-third of people with severe depression that … Continue reading →

Thanks, Bob, for your question in the post below. The body is

Pat, How would you describe/articulate the characteristics of all three: our body, soul, and spirit? What are their distinguishing traits. Specifically, how do these three connect to “depression”? Bob Good question, Bob. How many others out there have the same

As you grow older, if you are focusing on this world, your life is behind you. If you are focusing on heaven, your life is before you. For one who is depressed, this is critical because

I was at a retreat last night and during one presentation a powerpoint slide that caught my attention suddenly appeared. It said depression