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Motherhood and Depression
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I’ve said this in prior posts, but hopefully writing it over and over again will help me to know better how to tackle it. I hate that my depression affects my kids. Because I know it does. According to Mark Gold, M.D., author of “The Good News About Depression” (say what?), studies suggest a 40…
The Case for Family Support
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Beyond Blue
According to Dr. Mark Gold (who wrote “The Good News About Depression“–have I mentioned I hate that title?), a major problem in today’s society is that there is no support from extended family for depressed mothers. Gold says this: In the past, when extended families were the rule, the baby would be able to make…
Marriage and Depression
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Beyond Blue
Have you ever been at a wedding reception when the best man stands us and toasts his glass of champagne to the bride, who is “so much better than the last one”? An awkward silence ensues, followed by an explosion of laughter. That was pretty much how last Saturday night went, the highlight of my…
Mary Magdalene: Manic Depressive?
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Beyond Blue
My Guardian Angel Ann is a great guardian angel to my children, so, in grandparent style, she bought each of them a picture book and inscribed a message on them. She also bought Eric and me books. Mine was a book of poetry called “The Living Stones.” And she marked it to a page 30,…
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