Dueling With Depression

Dueling with Depression: Fearing Fear

I walked carefully into a pitch-black room, my eyes straining to see anything in front…

Dueling with Depression: Listen to Your Senses

Are you being mindful? Are you even mindful of what it is to be mindful?…

Dueling with Depression: The Gap Maker

Buddhist philosophy argues the familiar aphorism that the root of all suffering is desire. So,…

Dueling With Depression: Wandering Thoughts

I remember the first time I saw the preview for the Pixar movie, Up. You…

Dueling with Depression: Don’t be the Centipede

Imagine for a moment you’re a centipede, and you’re just crawling around the ground hunting…

Dueling with Depression: Art as Self Care

If you’ve spent any time in a therapist’s office, you’ve probably heard about self-care… which…

Dueling With Depression: Philosophy as Fortification

Wait! I know you read the dreaded “p-word,” and you’re about to toss the magazine…

Dueling With Depression: Giant Flying Turtles

When depression or anxiety chews away on your brain for weeks, carving time out of…

Dueling With Depression: The Evil Twin

Most of us have experienced that familiar falling dream. It happens to me just as…