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This week I have the honor of interviewing Tim Farrington, the acclaimed novelist of Lizzie’s War, “The California Book of the Dead,” “Blues for Hannah,” as well as the New York Times Notable Book of 2002, “The Monk Downstairs.” Guess what? He’s one of us! And he articulates his journey through the hell of depression…

This is a favorite post from my archives on facing your fears (with a little common sense). Speaking of irrational phobias and obsessions, I learned an important lesson the morning (last month) I was supposed to run the 22nd Annual Bay Bridge Run. I signed up for the thing at 10 p.m. a few weeks…

I have been sent the prayer by St. Theresa, my patron saint, so many times. But reading it today, I realized it’s the perfect prayer for perfectionists. Here it is: May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the…

On Presidents’ Day I like to celebrate the birthday of my mental health hero. On those mornings I wake up embarrassed that I have aired my dirty laundry to the world–i.e. confessed to whomever reads my blog–that I am, in fact, a holy whackjob, I pull out a five dollar bill. And I look at…

The reason why Lincoln’s story inspires so many people comes down to hope, says Shenk, author of “Lincoln’s Melancholy.” In the Winter 2007 Issue of the John Hopkins Depression and Anxiety Bulletin, Shenk was interviewed about the incredibly thorough and absorbing book that took him seven years to research and write. From Shenk’s quotes, I…

Like many of you, I spent a good part of my adult life longing–and looking–for my soul mate. There were two things that helped to eventually bring my beloved and me together: I never gave up my faith that he existed. And I discovered the importance of getting ready for love. Just in time for…

On Postpartum Progress today: First, let me sincerely apologize. I’m horrified that I encouraged you to watch what I thought would be a responsible storyline about postpartum depression on the ABC network television show “Private Practice”. Never again will I tell the readers of Postpartum Progress to watch something that I haven’t already seen myself…

I realize I have offended several readers with point 8 of my 12 Things I Learned in High School. I grabbed the obese example from my post on extramarital affairs, and because it was out of context, it looked as if I were saying don’t befriend overweight people, which I definitely did not mean. So…

Wow. There are 97 comments on my post “8 Ways to Affair-Proof Your Marriage” over at The Huffington Post. I just had to include the link because I love the image they selected to go with it. And, of course, if you want to hear what’s going on, read for yourself!

I know it’s relationships week and all that, but I thought I’d publish a spontaneous post on my thoughts following the death of Dan a week and a half ago. I received an e-mail today from my former typing teacher (who gave me a C and ruined my GPA, thank you very much!) who was…
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