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By clicking here, you’ll find some great quotes on gratitude. Among them: “If the only prayer you say in your life is ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” –Meister Eckhart “Find the good – and praise it.” –Alex Haley “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” –Cicero

I was so refreshed by the candid comment of reader Margaret and so many others on my “They Just Don’t Get It” post. Margaret’s insights deserve an entire post because she hit on so many emotions that depressives feel but are ashamed to say out loud, like how annoying it is when someone tells us…

Thanks to Reader “?” (formerly known as Liz … are you related to Prince?) who posted this comment on the message board of my “The Carnival of Depression and Bipolar Disorder“: I went to Liz Spikol’s site [by the way, I will be interviewing Liz in September for my “How Do You Move Beyond Blue?”…

I didn’t used to have social anxiety or “phobia” back when I was drinking. Mingling came quite naturally during a good vodka buzz. But professional networking in a large room of strangers is very difficult to do stone sober. Even if the cocktail party is sponsored by GM with trays of stuffed mushrooms, bacon rolls,…

Also at BlogHer I met a soulmate in Katherine Stone. She writes a fabulous blog on postpartum depression. In fact, it’s the most visited site on postpartum issues. Katherine spoke at a workshop I attended about blogs becoming a voice for the voiceless. She described her harrowing journey through depression after the birth of her…

Thanks to reader Tina who mentioned her miscarrage as a possible trigger for her recent relapse into depression on the message board of “Relapse: The Waiting Place.” Just as depression is often triggered by a birth (postpartum depression), it happens quite frequently after a miscarriage, as well, or in the process of trying to conceive,…

If you want to visit a place so packed with estrogen that women pass out maxipads with business cards (not really) and your free tote bag is loaded with lotions, makeup, and body gels (really), plan to attend next year’s BlogHer conference. Beliefnet sent me this year to Chicago’s Navy Pier to listen in on…

Reflecting on what I learned at BlogHer about striking a balance between community feedback and my own story, I thought I’d turn to you, my trusted Beyond Blue readers, for direction. What do you think? Please weigh in by posting a comment. Do you want to read more in Beyond Blue of: 1) My personal…

While at BlogHer I learned about the Experience Project. EP allows users to anonymously tell their life experiences and stories and connect with other users that share those same experiences. They have a great deal of content around depression and members appear to be quite active both sharing their stories and feelings as well as…

Dear Beyond Blue readers, I can guarantee you that you are in fact at a better place in life than I am at this moment. Because I am currently driving eight hours up to Boston in a medium-sized car with two energetic and spirited children (ages 3 and 6) in the backseat fighting over which…
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