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I subscribe to NPR’s “This I Believe” series, and so often find nuggets of hope in the stories they cover. The following excerpt is from the essay by Hugo Haas, who was forced by the Nazis out of his Czech-born film impresario. After living in America for 13 years, Haas explored his beliefs and wrote…

Imagine a GPS navigational system that said something like this: “In approximately 30 minutes, you will run into your old boss, who will want to make you feel like a worthless pile of feces. Erect personal boundaries immediately…. I said, Get in your bubble, Woman … Are you listening? She’s approaching you on your left.…

I’ve spent more time in therapy than I care to think about. More hours on that bloody couch than I’ve spent in the shower, brushing my teeth, or on the phone with telemarketers, because let’s face it, when I’m home, there really are no decision makers at my house. If I calculate one hour a…

Shania Twain talked openly on Oprah Winfrey’s new cable network about her depression following the collapse of her marriage to Robert Lange, “a very deep, dark slump,” and how she forced herself back into life again. “I had to force myself back out into life, back into experiencing things,” the country music star recently said.…

A number of tips to find the right therapist by popular blogger and psychotherapist Elvira Aletta.

In my chapter about substance abuse in Beyond Blue, I wrote: Today I realize the recovery cultures of addiction and mental illness clash. Like the Church of Scientology and neurobiology. Like Tom Cruise and common sense. Because complaining is considered whining to most twelve-steppers–“poor me, poor me, pour me a drink”–but as a smart disclosure…

Recently I’ve gotten more involved in NAMI, the National Alliance for Mental Illness, who produces some great publications for those of us who either struggle with mental illness or live with a loved one’s disorder. One of my favorite features of their quarterly newsletter, “NAMI Advocate” is the write-up from NAMI’s monthly “Ask the Doctor”…

Fellow blogger Marie of Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer shared this video on her site. On the same day as I featured 21 Ways to Overcome Disappointment. I had goosebumps as I listened to it. I hope you do too! * Click here to subscribe to Beyond Blue and click here to follow Therese on Twitter and…

When her biological family fell apart, Cecile Gilmer found a new family. She believes the love and kindness these chosen "relatives" gave her allowed her to become an open and loving person.
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