So You’ve Been Depressed For 20 Years, Are You Done Yet?
I counsel literally hundreds of people each year who are battling depression. While there is clear evidence that some depression is biological in nature, most, by far the vast majority, of cases I work...
View ArticleBeating Anxiety And Depression Is Possible, But It May Be More Work Than You...
Anxiety and depression are plaguing 21st Century culture. It’s an epidemic. We have never had better medications to provide relief, never had better therapies available. Health care, thorough...
View ArticleDepression: How To Feel Like A Loser
I hate walking. We have a corner store at the end of our block (seven houses away) and I have, on occasion, driven there for licorice. This made the advice from the counselor even more problematic. I...
View ArticleUse Your Compass
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. Gloria Steinem A long time ago and in a distant life I was a canoe guide in Northern Saskatchewan. Most people do not know...
View ArticleI Work Out, I Eat Right, I Do Yoga… So Why Am I Still Depressed?
Have you ever had an emotional or mental breakdown? I have. At the time I was doing martial arts several times a week, was involved in a spiritual community, was learning and growing, but none of that...
View ArticleDon’t You Know Other People Have It Worse Than You?
So how are you doing? Anyone with Fibromyalgia, CFS, depression or chronic pain will tell you that this is not necessarily a fun question to hear. It is often a flippant question, given as an opening...
View ArticleFailure Is Not An Option!
Yes it is. It always is. You can play around with the semantics and argue about splitting hairs but this fact will still shake itself out – we fail. Call it what you want but it will still feel the...
View ArticleSomeday’s Coming
Someday. I remember a moment captured in time. I was making breakfast at my restaurant, The Bad Dog Grill, and I realized I hated my life. It was 7:30 am and I wanted a beer.… More
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