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Beyond Blue

Spiritual author Henri Nouwen on self-rejection and self blame.

I love Oprah’s advice to graduates in her Wellesley College address. You can read the entire speech by clicking here. This is my favorite paragraph: I remember being taken off the air in Baltimore, being told that I was no longer being fit for television and that I could not anchor the news because I…

"Grief is an inevitable component of life lived fully. But losing a child ranks at the top of the hardest to bear."

Grief can become become severe depression or a mental disorder. Dr. Ron Pies explains how and why.

Don’t take anything personally. That’s the second agreement of Don Miguel Ruiz’s classic, “The Four Agreements.” I need a reminder today. So I open his book to that chapter and read: Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally…Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves. All people live in…

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but bubbles can never hurt me. So I put all the meannies–or at least their words–in bubbles, where they can’t bother me. Of course, I’m so sensitive that I went out and got myself a gazillion bubbles. You’ll see.To view my YouTube video click here. * Click here to…

Today’s guest blog is by John Grohol, the CEO and founder of the site, PsychCentral. You can get to his original blog by clicking here. May is Mental Health Month again, so it’s also a good time to review the mental health statistics behind mental illness.  According to the most recent prevalence data we have…

“The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression” is the newest documentary by filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz. It is an intimate look at how depression affects its victims and their families. The film explores through firsthand accounts how depression can happen to anyone regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic background. One by one the topics are addressed in candid…

For me, standing still is so much harder than running.

The following is a guest post by Sam Horn, an author and consultant. For the full, gallery version, click here. When TV newscaster Diane Sawyer was asked the secret to her success, she said, “I think the one lesson I’ve learned is there is no substitute for paying attention.”  Are you thinking, “I agree, but…
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