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…

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