http://overcomingdepressionblog.com Helping people bounce back and thrive from life's challenges Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:15:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last weekend I spent at a course learning how to ask better questions to understand someone’s needs. There were lots of good ideas that I wanted to use and so I began looking at my calendar to see when they could be actioned. Shock, oh shock, I realised that it was ... http://overcomingdepressionblog.com/2010/02/22/how-do-new-year%e2%80%99s-resolutions-affect-your-mood/ The single largest pool of untapped resource in this world is human good intentions that never translate into action. --Cindy Gallop For some time now, I have been helping to organise RUOK?Day and RUOK?Arvo. I believe these two events could make a big difference in how people who are struggling with ... http://overcomingdepressionblog.com/2009/11/05/do-you-know-someone-who-may-be-struggling-%e2%80%93-spread-the-news-about-ruokarvo/ For some time now, I have been emailing you with advice about how to overcome depression. I would now like you to tell me what you find most effective. But first some background…… UNDERSTANDING WHAT REALLY WORKS I get very irate when I hear “experts” in the media saying that there are ... http://overcomingdepressionblog.com/2009/10/24/world%e2%80%99s-first-holistic-depression-effectiveness-survey/ This is the first of a 2 part article for Lawyers Weekly magazine. Although there are some aspects relating to the legal area, the message is applicable to all workplaces Feeling like you are treading water in a whirlpool? Are you struggling with continued interruptions that leave your mind always cloudy? ... http://overcomingdepressionblog.com/2009/09/15/how-to-work-through-adversity/ From personal experience I know how hard it is to exercise when you are struggling with depression. On some days I was struggling to get out of bed and the thought of getting dressed and out the front door seemed like an impossibility. I now know that having regular exercise is the ... http://overcomingdepressionblog.com/2009/09/03/why-is-exercise-so-hard-when-you-are-depressed/ For many people the task of choosing the right therapist is a very perplexing one. The irony is that when you are in depths of despair is probably the worst time to try to choose the right one. You are stressed and not thinking rationally and you don’t really know ... http://overcomingdepressionblog.com/2009/08/15/how-do-you-choose-a-therapist/ Article in The Economist June 27th, 2009 - Page 89 A friend recently made me aware of a very interesting article in The Economist. The hypothesis Randolph Nesse, a psychologist and researcher in evolutionary medicine at the University of Michigan, likens the relationship between mild and clinical depression to the one between normal ... http://overcomingdepressionblog.com/2009/07/12/depression-may-be-linked-to-an-inability-to-let-go-of-unrealistic-goals/ With all our medical advances, why is it that the incidence of depression and anxiety is skyrocketing. The World Health Organisation says that depression is the most disabling disease in the Western World today, yet all mental healthcare specialists seem to talk about is “evidence based” treatments such as counselling ... http://overcomingdepressionblog.com/2009/07/01/whats-wrong-with-evidence-based-depression-treatments/ I flew to New York on May 25 with the objective of finding Literary Agent to take on my book to complete US versions for the existing two. On Wednesday I went to the first day of Book Expo America which was dedicated to authors. There were about 400 people there ... http://overcomingdepressionblog.com/2009/05/31/my-adventures-in-new-york-new-york/ I've just had some exciting news that “BACK FROM THE BRINK TOO: Helping your loved one overcome depression” has been named SANE’S 2009 BOOK OF THE YEAR which is very humbling and gratifying at the same time.   After the success of my first book, it quickly became apparent that the family ... http://overcomingdepressionblog.com/2009/05/24/back-from-the-brink-too-just-named-sanes-2009-book-of-the-year/