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“A Mind for Life” Ebook Is Now Available
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Leaving Lamictal and Antidepressants for Now
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“A Mind for Life” Ebook Is Now Available
“A Mind for Life” Ebook Is Now Available I’m happy to announce that A Mind for Life, my ebook on recovery from depression, is now available. Unlike many recent books about how to deal with the illness, this one focuses on the inner work...
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Judy’s Story of Depression and PTSD
Judy’s Story of Depression and PTSD In this post, Judy tells her compelling story of lifelong depression and PTSD as well as her gradual healing and recovery with the aid of innovative therapies such as hypnosis and EMDR. Background As is the case...
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Thu, Jul 07 2012 3:58 PM
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Leaving Lamictal and Antidepressants for Now
Leaving Lamictal and Antidepressants for Now By phasing out lamotrigine, known more widely by the trade name Lamictal, I have recently ended 18 years of uninterrupted medication use to treat depression. It’s been a rough ride with 20 different psychotropic...
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Fri, May 05 2012 11:16 PM
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Russ Harris on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Russ Harris on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Dr. Russ Harris, a physician and psychotherapist, has written several books (The Happiness Trap, ACT Made Simple) to explain Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to the general public. These short videos are...
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Why I Write Storied Mind
Why I Write Storied Mind Writing Storied Mind is one of the most important things I do to stay well, but it’s not easy. I struggle with writing and I thrive on it. I need to write and I long to get away from it. I discover what I’m all about by writing...
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Sat, Apr 04 2012 4:35 PM
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Revisiting: Removing Barriers to Closeness
Revisiting: Removing Barriers to Closeness This is a new version of an early post about how my wife and I were able to keep our relationship together despite the impact of depression. It discusses a therapeutic approach to emotional awareness that draws...
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Tue, Apr 04 2012 3:16 PM
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Is There a Link Between Mindfulness and Hypnosis?
Is There a Link Between Mindfulness and Hypnosis? In looking for ideas about the power of the mind in healing, I’ve never thought about a possible link between mindfulness and hypnosis. Until now. Michael Yapko claims there is a close connection between...
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Wed, Dec 12 2011 3:18 PM
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On the Other Side of Fear
On the Other Side of Fear Fear has a way of setting boundaries that can’t be crossed. If you do cross them, you know you’ll pay a price – a pain or terror you can’t endure. The boundary is protection. Inside it, you’re safe. I think of the anxiety...
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Sat, Oct 10 2011 7:18 PM
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Psychological Flexibility, Well-Being Answer Doubts about Recovery
I’ve been wondering about this. How could it be that I have recovered from depression but still deal with symptoms almost every day? Can both things be true? Recently I've come across new ways of thinking about well-being and psychological flexibility...
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Wed, Jul 07 2011 2:59 PM
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Great Self-Help Therapy for Depression: Why Don’t I Do It?
The force for change and healing can start with excitement and promise, then slowly dissipate until settling back into the stillness of depression. There are great self-help therapies to achieve well-being, and I have great intentions to get them all...
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Thu, Jun 06 2011 12:01 PM
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The Labor and Life of Gardening
My wife keeps expanding and adding variety to the gardens at our house. For her, they’re a labor of love, rewarding and fulfilling for the work they require. But growing hundreds of different plants isn’t exactly relaxing because there is...
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Fri, May 05 2011 5:03 PM
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Health Central Posts on Recovery
Some Rights Reserved by bala at Flickr Last week I published two posts at Health Central (here and here), describing the beliefs and attitudes I needed before I could begin to recover. That meant finding a mindset for recovery, but it wasn’t just...
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Mon, Sep 09 2010 4:19 PM
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What Do You See in the Mirror When You’re Depressed?
Some Rights Reserved by Atiqah Aekman W. at Flickr Here’s a post I wrote at Health Central about a year ago. There are a couple of China Beach stories I keep coming back to, and I hope this one is as helpful to you as it has been to me. Quite a...
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Wed, Aug 08 2010 10:16 AM
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Psychological Abuse and Depression
Some Rights Reserved by seier+seier at Flickr There have been many times in the past when I’ve run into someone at work who could twist my words to suit his own purpose. If I’d challenged him in some way, he would launch a subtle verbal assault...
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Fri, Jun 06 2010 1:58 PM
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Depression Therapy: Lonely Talk in a Crowded Room
Some Rights Reserved by M@nuDia at Flickr Therapy for depression usually meant talking about the world I was seeing, the thoughts I had, the pain I felt, the judgments about me I projected onto others – all me, all the time. Once, I was talking...
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Tue, Apr 04 2010 10:30 AM
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