Also intriguing was Beyond Blue reader Mary’s comment back on my post “Mother Teresa: My Saint of Darkness and Hope“: I remember once reading in an article that said that people who are depressed have a more realistic picture of the world than those who don’t suffer depression. For some reason, those who don’t suffer…

I think this is my favorite blog post of Rita’s because it addresses that feeling we all encounter … “I’m so blessed … so why am I depressed?” (Hey, that rhymes! blessed and depressed … cool!) I’ve been reframing my ass off today. We had a nice trip to Iowa over Labor Day. The little…

After reading the newest study on obesity—that the risk for obesity increased 171 percent (that wasn’t a typo!) among persons with obese friends—I realized the wisdom of my moms words when she told my sisters and me in high school to “stick with the winners” (so that we wouldn’t end up with body piercings and…

This week, for Beyond Blue’s series, “How Do You Move Beyond Blue?” I am interviewing John D., who is a fellow mental-health blogger. His site, “Storied Mind,” is full of insights on a variety of topics: anger, tears, marriage, workplace issues, and more. Once I had landed on his pages, I couldn’t stop reading. One…

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