depression

It’s just not working. Your friends are quick with advice, but they just don’t get it. You certainly can’t talk to your parents. Your partner is too entrenched in the situation. You have been wanting to make changes but you’re too embarrassed, sad or hurt to talk about it. Maybe it’s time you and I … Continue reading »

If you’re suffering from depression you may find yourself spending a lot of time with your phone. Maybe you’re looking at Facebook and noticing all the happy people with their perfect lives, with the selfies and the family pictures that just happen to have that new swimming pool in the background. You’re wondering why you’re … Continue reading »

Don’t get me wrong. Therapy can be painful at times. Confronting and tackling the issues in your life that are holding you back is not always an easy process. But at it’s core, therapy is a conversation. A conversation between you and me with a purpose and a goal. One that spans a range of … Continue reading »

Everyone would like to receive caring, emotional support from others when feeling hurt, alone, disappointed, scared or upset. But what is supportive to one person may not be to another. People differ substantially in the type of emotional support that makes them feel better. If you want the right kind of support, you have to … Continue reading »

Depression looks like everyone. The next time you are in a crowd, look around. 1 out of every 10 people you see is suffering from depression. Most of them will do nothing at all. They will likely get worse. Some will self-medicate with drugs or alcohol. They will definitely get worse. A few of them … Continue reading »

We’ve all been there. We feel lost. We feel sad. We feel hurt. We feel stuck in a routine. Stagnant. We keep spinning our wheels. We have problems we are trying to solve, fears we are trying to conquer and mistakes we are trying to sort out. We are just trying to survive. But here’s … Continue reading »

You think feeling constantly stressed and exhausted is normal, but it’s not. Many of us make the mistake of believing that we don’t deserve happiness and accept our unhappy state as our destiny. We tolerate jobs that decrease our self-worth. We accept relationships that make us feel “less than” and we stay in environments that … Continue reading »

When we’ve been hurt, we immediately want to protect ourselves. When we’ve been wounded, we don’t want to feel the pain. So we change our behavior to act as a defense mechanism for the “next time.” These mechanisms compound to build a thicker and thicker wall to “protect” ourselves. These walls keep the world at … Continue reading »

“Grin and bear it.” “Put on a brave face.” “Fake it ’til you make it.” If you don’t feel whole, just pretend you are until you gain the experience or tools necessary to make it reality. Sometimes, this is excellent advice. Most people feel overwhelmed or insecure from time to time. Maybe you are interviewing … Continue reading »