Why Self Care is Important when your Spouse is Depressed

I joined the social network for A Chronic Voice because I needed to find people who understand what life is like with chronic illness, people like me. Today I have written a post using the July link-up prompts, to show my experience of living with a chronic pain disorder. Click here to find other blog…

Treating the Many Levels of Depression

Again on the discussion threads of LinkedIn.  Great food for thought originates from topics there. Someone asked about treating depression naturally. There were several responses from practitioners touting whatever approach they were employing. Exercise is beneficial, hypnotherapy can work to elevate serotonin levels in the brain.  Meditation can be helpful.  While all of these things…

My Spiritual Journey: The Power of Positive Thinking

I am in the middle of a huge personal change. Outwardly, nothing is different. I am still your average mother and housewife, running around with the children, doing the chores, managing the house, and all the other nuances of a mundane life. But inwardly, well, everything is changing. And the reason for this is that…

Does Reading About Positive Thinking Make Us Depressed?

Can Life Really Be This Fantastic All The Time? In recent years we have been told that all we need to do is to just think positively and our lives will transform. Positive thinking is widely sold as a very simple philosophy – stop thinking negative thoughts, and you will attract wonderful people, untold riches…