Depression Help

 Let’s talk about bullying and self harm on Bell Let’s Talk day. Whatever crap you’re facing, there are people who love you and want to help. Let’s Talk Day 2016 got me thinking about Erin Farkas (no relation). Erin is smart, articulate 20-something young who broke the stigma around bullying and self harm a few…

January 27, 2016 is Bell Let’s Talk Day in Canada. It’s a day devoted to talking about mental health issues. If you think about it, talk about mental health should be as ordinary as talk about your dentist. Talk about mental health should be like talking about dental health. In America, how many times have…

In my last post “Don’t Beat Yourself Over Regret” I emphasized how regret can leave you stuck in your past. Regrets are lessons learned, but wishing you could change your past is futile. The past can’t be changed but its effects can be.  The way forward is not to hold in the negative energy of regret, but…

All of us are guilty at one time or another of looking back on some part of our lives with regret. It could be regret for something you said, someone you hurt, or something you failed to accomplish. Regret can be good when it helps you learn and grow. But regret can be bad when…

Healing your mind and soul when depressed isn’t easy. While you can help your mind with medication and different types of therapies, what about your soul? How can you heal your soul when it’s lost in the darkness? How can you help someone who is feeling punished by God or loosing faith? Here are five tips for healing…

Christmas depression is really, really tough for someone depressed. Even though friends and family and the world in general seem to be full joy, that doesn’t mean a person with mental illness feels that same joy. Depression doesn’t change quickly with food, drink, happy songs and presents. Many things about Christmas can actually trigger thoughts that…

guest post by Wade Sorochan Mental Health as Part of Total Health Good mental health is a vital part of overall good health and well-being. It is just as important to maintain good mental health as it is to maintain good physical health. There is no health without mental health. Supporting Someone with a Mental…

guest post by Jennifer Cockton   The best things in life cannot be owned, touched, heard or even seen. The best things in life can only be felt. -Helen Keller Chances are you miss the best things in life every day. There are days that I do also. For example our morning commute. We have…

Passionflower is a natural, non-addictive sedative that helps treat anxiety and sleep disorders. In the United States and Europe, passionflower is used as a calming herb for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and hysteria. There are about 500 species of passionflower. You may know some as passionfruit. There’s a variety of passionfruit: banana passionfruit, maypop, water lemon, wild maracuja. Passionflower…

Abraham-Hicks Affirmations Meditation Abraham-Hicks affirmations are uplifting, feel good mantras. If you’re familiar with “The Secret”, you’ll know who Abraham-Hicks is. Abraham-Hicks isn’t a single person, but a group of spiritually evolved teachers who collectively are called Abraham. Abraham describes themselves as “a group consciousness from the non-physical dimension.” So Abraham is a bunch of…

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