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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! It’s been awhile since I’ve thought about the third commandment: “Keep holy the Sabbath.”…

According to the Book of the Prophet Isaiah: If you hold back your foot on the sabbath from following your own pursuits on my holy day; If you call the sabbath a delight, and the Lord’s holy day honorable; If you honor it by not following your ways, seeking your own interests, or speaking with…

Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act has broad support in Congress, needs public pressure to overcome procedural obstacles WASHINGTON – As bloggers around the country today advocate for passage of federal legislation to combat postpartum depression, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the Senate sponsor of the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act, applauded the effort as necessary…

It’s supposed to be the most exciting time of your life … and everyone is telling you how lucky you are to have a beautiful baby, but all you can do is cry. You’re pretty sure none of your new-mom friends are feeling this way. But they might be. Because 15 to 20 percent of…

The following post is one of the best that I’ve read regarding postpartum depression and other health conditions related to pregnancy and motherhood. You can get to it by clicking here. I have excerpted a few paragraphs. Gender expectations and gender differences seem to create disadvantages for mothers, especially if there are genetic factors or…

Today, April 20, bloggers and websites across the nation … including Beyond Blue … will be advocating for the passage of The Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act by writng, blogging, and sending alerts asking their readers to: * Call your Senator! to expression your support for S324 * Add your name! to the state by…

On Fridays I will address a question related to depression and find the answer from an expert. If you have a question you want answered, please ask it on the combox of this post, and I’ll try my best to do some research and feature it in an upcoming Friday post. We have discussed the…

I loved this post on male depression by Psych Central’s new blogger Christine Stapleton. To get to her post click here. Here are some excerpts. Symptoms of depression in men often include violent or abusive behavior; inappropriate rage; escapist behavior, such as overwork or excessive sports; risky behavior, such as reckless driving; promiscuity; alcohol or…

Group Beyond Blue Co-Chair, Melzoom, has started a thread about mental-health toolboxes and W.R.A.P.s (acronym for Wellness Action Recovery Plan, what she describes as a PIN number for an ATM). Join this important discussion to hear about what kinds of recovery plans other Beyond Blue members have, and how they work. Mel begins the discussion…

Thank you to a reader on the combox of my post, “You Really Hate Me?” who wrote: It might be worth considering that there are sensitive, hard working sincere, prone to depression, physicians who look to your blog for encouragement and have felt somewhat assaulted lately by your generalizations about the medical profession. You made…
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