My fellow Beliefnet blogger David Gibson has written an interesting post on the “myth” of holiday suicide rates based on a story by Jim Nichols of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer: Researchers have consistently debunked the old saw for at least 20 years. In fact, statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics show that nationally December…

Happy winter solstice to all my Beyond Blue readers. I am celebrating by staring into my HappyLite! Here’s an interesting article about the possible genetic predisposition to SAD published by NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness: The holidays are a celebratory time for most people, but those affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) may experience…

Yah!!!!! This just in from PsychCentral, the Internet’s largest and oldest independent mental health network: Beyond Blue was voted among the top ten depression blogs. Read all the other picks in Sandra Kiume’s story by clicking here. This is what she writes about Beyond Blue: A frequently-updated powerhouse of a blog written by the friendly…

Guess what I was doing two years ago today? Publishing my first Beyond Blue post! I want to take the opportunity to thank my dear Beyond Blue readers for all of your encouragement, inspiration, and support over the last 24 months. This community has made such a difference to me. I am actually excited to…

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