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Some of you know that I hold Patton Dodd in very high esteem, because his essay “Optimism Is Depressing” was so incredibly helpful when I was trying to make sense of all the folks around me who assured me that the antidote to my depression was found in the pages of “The Secret,” a radical…

Thanks to Lilit Marcus for finding this fascinating article about a bipolar woman (Bipolar II) who married a Bipolar I guy. The article’s author, Janine Millerton, articulates all the drama of the relationship in such incisive language that the bipolar person is sure to wince at similar situations, feelings and thought traps in his/her own…

My blogging buddy, James Bishop at Finding Optimism, wrote a great blog recently on what NOT to say to a depressed person. I’ve excerpted from it below. To get to his blog click here. There are many terrible things that people say to those with depression. Most of them are rooted in myth. Misunderstandings abound,…

On Mindful Monday, my readers and I practice the art of pausing, TRYING to be still, or considering, ever so briefly, the big picture. We’re hoping this soul time will provide enough peace of mind to get us through the week! In “Cutting Loose: An Adult’s Guide to Coming to Terms with Your Parents” Howard…
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