No suicide attempt should be dismissed or treated lightly! The week of September 5-10 is National Suicide Prevention Week. Your religion, race, or gender doesn’t make you immune from suicide. It doesn’t matter what God you pray to because depression isn’t a punishment from God. Depression is a mental health issue. It can affect…

How do you get from where you are to where you want to be? One way is to change your thinking. At your core, you’re either an optimist or pessimist. You see the glass half full or half empty. Neither is right. It’s just a way you think about the challenges the world presents, mainly because…

Love Is Understanding I once caught the ending of a podcast where they explained that love is understanding. We take so literally the phrase “love each other as you love yourself” that we assumed we have to feel butterflies for every single person that crosses our path. But that’s not really it. You see, love has…

Over the last couple of years, through therapy and continued reading, I have discovered some tools to help me feel more positive, peaceful, and joyful. I notice when I use them consistently, I recover faster from periods of depression. Perhaps they will help you, too, when you are feeling depressed. Dealing with depression 10 positive…

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