Download or read book Finding Gifts in Depression written by Carolyn Hansen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depression can overwhelm you and everything you do. It can also provide you with a powerful opportunity to free your inner artist and write, sketch, sculpt, cook, or paint your way to a more authentic and more contented you. When accomplished and talented artist Carolyn Freeman Hansen fell under the shadow of depression, she refused to let the darkness consume her. She turned to what she knew-art-and realized the remarkable healing and restorative powers of all things creative. Hansen combines the honest and intimate account of her own triumph over depression with personal advice, creative healing exercises, and helpful resources for using art as a tool to summon strength, gain perspective, and find peace. Under Hansen's seasoned guidance, you will discover the many unexpected and precious gifts of depression, including courage, forgiveness, and spirituality. Filled with images of Hansen's art and bursting with inspiration and encouragement, Finding Gifts in Depression gives you everything you need to become the person you were meant to be.
Download or read book Finding the Gift in Depression written by Cornelle Plessis and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding the Gift in Depression by Changing Your Perspective provides a tool for Christians who feel stuck in life and need support in moving forward. In this 21-day program, we find solutions to the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of depression, anxiety, lack of motivation and general unhappiness. Making basic lifestyle changes brings the body back to the way it was designed to function, while we detoxify our thinking through a cognitive behavioral process called "Wiping the Slate". When we think differently, our perspective changes, resulting in surprising outcomes. All of these processes are underpinned by spiritual principles including the choice between fear and love (1 John 4:18) and surrender (Matt 6:33). We discuss obstacles on the journey to love, such as not knowing what I believe or who I am, getting stuck in grief, having misperceptions around money and relationships or having unrealistic expectations. This systematic program gives simple instructions called "Minimum Daily Requirements" that help us to incorporate healthy and life changing new habits into our daily routine - one at a time.
Download or read book A Secret Gift written by Ted Gup and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring account of America at its worst-and Americans at their best-woven from the stories of Depression-era families who were helped by gifts from the author's generous and secretive grandfather. Shortly before Christmas 1933 in Depression-scarred Canton, Ohio, a small newspaper ad offered $10, no strings attached, to 75 families in distress. Interested readers were asked to submit letters describing their hardships to a benefactor calling himself Mr. B. Virdot. The author's grandfather Sam Stone was inspired to place this ad and assist his fellow Cantonians as they prepared for the cruelest Christmas most of them would ever witness. Moved by the tales of suffering and expressions of hope contained in the letters, which he discovered in a suitcase 75 years later, Ted Gup initially set out to unveil the lives behind them, searching for records and relatives all over the country who could help him flesh out the family sagas hinted at in those letters. From these sources, Gup has re-created the impact that Mr B. Virdot's gift had on each family. Many people yearned for bread, coal, or other necessities, but many others received money from B. Virdot for more fanciful items-a toy horse, say, or a set of encyclopedias. As Gup's investigations revealed, all these things had the power to turn people's lives around- even to save them. But as he uncovered the suffering and triumphs of dozens of strangers, Gup also learned that Sam Stone was far more complex than the lovable- retiree persona he'd always shown his grandson. Gup unearths deeply buried details about Sam's life-from his impoverished, abusive upbringing to felonious efforts to hide his immigrant origins from U.S. officials-that help explain why he felt such a strong affinity to strangers in need. Drawing on his unique find and his award-winning reportorial gifts, Ted Gup solves a singular family mystery even while he pulls away the veil of eight decades that separate us from the hardships that united America during the Depression. In A Secret Gift, he weaves these revelations seamlessly into a tapestry of Depression-era America, which will fascinate and inspire in equal measure. Watch a Video
Download or read book Listening to Depression written by Lara Honos-Webb and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it really mean to be depressed? You know depression as a collection of symptoms-fatigue, listlessness, feelings of worthlessness-and the source of more than a little pain. But depression is also a signal that something in your life is wrong and needs to be healed. Too often, though, we try to cut off or numb our feelings of depression instead of listening carefully to what they are telling us about our lives. Listening to Depression offers insightful ways to reframe depression as a gift that can help you transform your life for the better. Each chapter discusses a different aspect of depression as positive opportunity for growth or change. Depression can be the start of a reorientation in life, a step in the search for meaning, or a chance for letting go of hurtful aspects of the self. It can also be a chance to deal with grief and loss and learn to expand your potential. The book concludes with a section of advice about when it is important to defend against depression and how best to go about it when the need arises.
Download or read book Hyperbole and a Half written by Allie Brosh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!
Download or read book 21 Ways to a Happier Depression written by Seth Swirsky and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Say goodbye to dreary shades of black and white and start seeing the world for the prism of color it is with this refreshing and creative guide! In a unique combination of art, activities, and uplifting anecdotes, 21 Ways to a Happier Depression leads you on a hands-on journey to personal growth. Getting you out of one of "those moods" can be as simple as: • Making the bed • Nurturing a plant • Painting shapes in loops and colors • Breaking down your work into a to-do list • Getting a fresh new look with some different décor, or even a haircut! Inspired by his own life experience, Clinical Psychologist Seth Swirsky gently encourages positive introspection through honest and practical advice. With this book, a happier depression is literally in your hands!
Download or read book Depression written by Don Baker and published by Multnomah Books. This book was released on 1983 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In part one, The path of experience, Don Baker, a minister, talks about his experience with depression. In part two, The road to understanding, Emery Nester talks about the general nature of depression as well as helping oneself and being helped by others.
Download or read book Get It Done When You re Depressed written by John Preston, Psy.D., ABPP. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-01-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shake the blues away. Everyone knows that depression can lead to guilt, sadness, frustration, and in the case of 15-20% of people with depression, suicide. Because we live in a culture that rewards (and often worships) productivity, when a depressed person can't meet the expectations of society, the depression becomes worse and a vicious cycle begins. The goal of Getting Things Done When You're Depressed is to break this cycle. Readers will learn: - How to prepare yourself mentally for working while depressed - How to structure your environment so you can work more easily - How to work with others - How to prevent depression
Download or read book Conquering Depression written by Mark Sutton and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2001 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sutton and Hennigan take an approach to overcoming life's difficulties that is grounded in both spiritual and medical principles. "Conquering Depression" provides step-by-step encouragement and instruction to manage and win over depression. The 30 chapters, called "Days", are divided into four sections: The Power to Win, Strength for Today, Tools for Tomorrow, and a summary. Each chapter covers an aspect of depression from the spiritual, emotional and physical angles.
Download or read book Finding Your Way Through Depression written by Pam Rosewell Moore and published by Fleming H. Revell Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual and practical comfort and guidance for those suffering from depression and those who love and care for them.
Download or read book Helping Others with Depression written by Susan J. Noonan and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is of enormous value to the layperson, hungry for knowledge about how best to interact and help their loved one face the dreadful ravages of depression."—Nursing Times
Download or read book The Radiant Midnight written by Melissa Maimone and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In The Radiant Midnight you will find not merely abstract ideas about the essence of darkness or how to go about facing it. You will also find humor, Wisdom. Honesty. You will find Melissa’s very bone and blood…it is here, then, in reading—rather, perhaps, listening to—her words, that your heart, trapped as it may feel in its own midnight, begins to see the first signs of dawn.” –Curt Thompson, MD, author of Anatomy of the Soul Grace and Hope for Long Dark Nights Have you ever suffered with depression, sadness, or the feeling that you just can't seem to get it together? Do you wonder if you could ever view your deepest wounds in a different light? Through candid storytelling, biblical truth, honest lament, and unexpected humor, The Radiant Midnight is a bold refusal to simplify the experience of suffering by moving too quickly to try to relieve it. With questions to guide you and practical suggestions to lead you through dark moments, this book takes you on a journey of surrender, suffering, rest, and restoration as it encourages and comforts you in whatever struggle you face. The message of The Radiant Midnight is fueled by the passionate belief that not only will God lead you out of darkness, He will be fully and beautifully present within it. You can find deep contentment in painful circumstances and discover a profound intimacy with a compassionate, tender God who is with you in every moment—in each hope-filled dawn and every radiant midnight.
Download or read book Finding Happiness written by Todd Patkin and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the painful emotions that often lie just beneath the surface of a "perfect life". From a childhood riddled with insecurity, to an adulthood marked by the drive to always achieve 'more', and a breakdown at the age of 36, Patkin chronicles his own difficulties and ultimately successful journey towards happiness.
Download or read book Shadows in the Sun written by Gayathri Ramprasad and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young girl in Bangalore, Gayathri was surrounded by the fragrance of jasmine and flickering oil lamps, her family protected by gods and goddesses. But as she grew older, demons came forth from dark corners of her idyllic kingdom—with the scariest creatures lurking within her tortured mind. Shadows in the Sun traces Gayathri’s courageous battle with debilitating depression that consumed her from adolescence through marriage and a move to the United States. Her inspiring memoir provides a first-of-its-kind cross-cultural view of mental illness—how it is regarded in India and in America, and how she drew on both her rich Hindu heritage and Western medicine to find healing.
Download or read book The Emotional Gift written by Yong Kang Chan and published by Yong Kang Chan. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if depression was a gift and not suffering? At the age of 31, Yong Kang Chan was left with no job, no income and most important of all, no identity. He thought having a job in an animation studio would lead him to the right career path. But an unexpected turn of events led him to depression. Those two months of darkness was scary. He even contemplated dying. However, he soon realized depression was a spiritual gift and embraced it. He believed he had depression for a reason. ""I experienced depression so I could write about it and share the lessons I learned."" Depression had taught him important lessons about being a highly sensitive person (HSP). While overcoming depression, he learned how to: Embrace all feelings Reconcile between anger and empathy Deal with anger Love and accept oneself Trust one's intuition Acknowledge shame and be vulnerable Let go of wanting approval Above all, Yong Kang found his identity as a writer. The best way to accept a gift is to accept and be thankful. Are you ready to accept this gift? Scroll to the top of the page and get a copy of "The Emotional Gift" now!
Download or read book The Gift of Depression written by John F. Brown and published by The Fun Foundation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book series is intended to enlighten the world about people living with depression. Its main objective is to remove the public stigma keeping tens of millions of sufferers from seeking treatment for this illness. We believe if people read about what actually has happened in the lives of those with a mental illness, it will dispel their fears and ultimately end the stigma. After all, most of our reactions to life are nothing more than learned behaviors and habits. We hope, by reading this book and the series to follow, you will change your attitudes and interactions toward the mentally ill. Its that simple.
Download or read book Getting It Done When You re Depressed Second Edition written by Julie A. Fast and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't wait another day to live the life you deserve! Instead, get it done while you're depressed. Do you find your energy to be at an all-time low? Do you struggle to get out of bed some days? Have you found yourself losing interest in things that used to excite you? Then this book might be the book for you. Inside the pages of this self-help book, you can find: - Advice on altering your mindset and adopting a more creative approach to life - A step-by-step guide on how to wait until your work is complete before you judge it - Tips and tricks on thinking like an athlete and how this mindset can help change your life - Fundamental strategies for keeping your life on track Many people experience the hardships of depression and tend to struggle with productivity during these difficult times. Getting It Done When You’re Depressed is a therapy book that offers you 50 strategies to break the cycle of unproductivity and live a fuller life. Join us in learning how to overcome depression symptoms and take back your livelihood. When facing depression daily, it can be tough to do day-to-day tasks without it seeming like a giant chore. At DK, we believe it’s time to change that! By implementing strategies to create a daily structure tailored to your individual needs, we believe you can take back control of your mental health and live the life you want. The ground-breaking strategies provided in this wellness book are easy to follow and practical for anyone trying to live a more productive life. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So don't let depression limit what you're capable of achieving! It's time to be proud of yourself and your abilities, and discover how to get things done while you are depressed. Fancy a new and improved you this New Year? This must-have health book will help teach you how to be happy, approach life with a fresh perspective, rewire your brain, bring power to your productivity and unleash your potential!
