Depression Treatment

Life is calling. Real, fully, realized life. Do you want to answer that call? If your heart says, “Yes!” but the past keeps you quiet, stuck, and longing for change, you need a new plan. Now. Here’s where to start: Phase One: Accept your past It’s time to find the freedom you crave…(hint* it’s not…

Bad habits. They are the bane of our existence. Everybody has them, but nobody wants them. If only there was a way to get rid of them for good! Some claim there is a way. They write self-help books and blogs about breaking habits. They even give seminars about how to kick a bad habit….

Alison sat at her desk. She stared at the computer screen. Out the window. At the alerts on her calendar app. She was done. Done with everything. Emails. Calls. Presentations. Working harder. Producing more. Enough. What am I doing, she wondered? Why aren’t I getting anywhere? Does this even matter? Maybe you’ve felt that way…

During a study, researchers observed that when people were asked to think about the future, they leaned forward, but when they were prompted to think about the past, they began leaning back. A coincidence? Not at all. We know the brain tells the body what to do – causing conscious actions or subconscious ones, like certain…

We live in the age of longer lives and possibilities. An age greatly affected by “boomer” culture, TV talk shows, and self-help gurus who encourage us to change, revamp, and make ourselves over. Enrichment classes encourage us to come by the community center and learn 25 ways to change this and 9 steps to remake…

Dear depressed parents, You are in a hard place. Sharing, relating, and engaging are often the last things you feel like doing. Yet, your child needs all those things. Every day. It must be exhausting for you to work up the energy for all the hugs, the will to pay attention, or the desire to…

Take a moment to consider your friendly neighborhood narcissists. Whoever they are. Your barber. Your boss. Your best friend’s mom. Your actual neighbor. Imagine the conversation you’re likely to have with him or her the next time you run into each other. He or she may say things like: “Hey, look what I bought… it’s…

“Just follow your heart.” “Man, use your head!” It’s not uncommon to use the words “heart” and “head” in a metaphorical sense, right? Usually, when we hear references to heart and head in figures of speech, we think that the heart represents our emotions and the head our reasoning. So, where is your true self…

How many times have you grown irritated, frustrated, or even fearful because you can’t be or become who someone else imagines you should be? You may be experiencing what’s called the “fear of man.” Not the fear of men… that’s something else! This is an overriding concern with what people are thinking or saying about…

If you are a person who consumes alcohol, how many alcoholic drinks did you drink last month? Now, before you say anything, take a moment to realize that, if you’re like a lot of people, you’re probably about to fudge that number. You’ll likely discount a few nights of wine with dinner or forget about…