According to John Bradshaw, author of “Home Coming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child,” the process of healing your wounded inner child is one of grief. And it involves these seven steps (in Bradshaw’s words): 1. Trust For your wounded inner child to come out of hiding, he must be able to trust that you…

I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked this question. And I can’t think of a better way of answering than James Bishop’s article, “12 Ways to Care for Someone with Depression,” which you can get to by clicking here. Question: How do I care for someone with depression? James Bishop: 1. Understand the…

Group Beyond Blue member Micaiah started a fantastic thread on Group Beyond Blue called “Quote of the Day.” He explains: One of the things I do in my classroom every day is post a “Quote of the Day.” These used to be the typical quotes…you know, well-thought, profound word spins that people wrote throughout history. …

Another entertaining and thoughtful thread at Group Beyond Blue is the one started by Group Beyond Blue Member Vick2008 called “Growing Older Learning Lessons.” Because I feel like I’m always learning some lesson, I tuned in and was glad I did. Here are a few lessons she lists: * If you clean floors or buy…

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