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Depression



Depression is one of life’s many misunderstood challenges. More than just a period of feeling sad or down, it is a painful experience of disconnection that affects millions, each of us differently. Depression brings with it feelings of hopelessness, unworthiness, and dissatisfaction. It can arise from situational and biological factors and last for short or long periods. The good news is that whatever the cause, there are many small (and large!) ways we can help our brains and minds reconnect to our vibrant lives.

If you or someone you know is in immediate need of support, please seek professional help. If you are in crisis, here are some immediate free resources.

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Unplug and Recharge: When Burnout Fries Your Motivation

When burnout wipes the canvas clean, it is an invitation to pick through the ashes and make life new again.

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Joan Borysenko
2011
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Alice Walker

Patricia Gras speaks with Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple.

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Alice Walker
2011
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Finding Purpose for a Good Life. But Also a Healthy One.

Happiness has little to do with it. Research suggests meaning in your life is important for well-being.

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Dhruv Khullar
2018
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Is Grief Mental Illness? With Psychiatric Changes, Maybe

Normal bereavement and major depression share many of the same symptoms. And because of those similarities, psychiatrists have historically carved out what is known as a "bereavement exclusion." Its purpose was to reduce the likelihood that normal grief would be diagnosed as clinical depression.

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Tim Townsend
2013
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Crazy Good: How Mental Illnesses Help Entrepreneurs Thrive

Michael A. Freeman had long noticed that entrepreneurs seem inclined to have mental health issues. Freeman and California-Berkeley psychology professor Sheri Johnson decided to take a deeper look at the issue.

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Matt McFarland
2015
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How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) Works

Learn about this behavioral treatment and why it may be just the thing to help you get the rest that you need and help you to avoid the use of sleeping pills.

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Brandon Peters
2020
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Parent Trap: Why the Cult of the Perfect Mother Has to End

Worldwide, mothers are overworked, underpaid, often lonely and made to feel guilty about everything from epidurals to bottle feeding. Fixing this is the unfinished work of feminism.

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Elaine Glaser
2021
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5 Get-Positive Techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help you out-think negative patterns that may be keeping you from depression recovery — and from enjoying life.

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Jennifer Anderson
2014
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When Children Experience Depression After Death of a Parent

While there is no way to predict how your child will react to the death of a parent, or how this loss will affect them, some circumstances may increase the likelihood that a child will experience depression after a parent dies.

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Lauren DiMaria
2020
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Here’s What Meg Cabot Learned About Situational Depression

“It’s difficult for someone in the throes of it to believe they’ll ever feel better again.”

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Krystie Lee Yandoli
2015
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WHAT MIGHT HELP

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