• Who Knew

    Updated: 2012-09-30 05:44:54
    Who knew that alcohol really does have that strong of a negative change on the effectiveness of anti-depressants? Try it. If your meds aren’t working well, stop drinking alcohol. You may be surprised… -DMR

  • Men, Work, and Depression

    Updated: 2012-09-25 11:34:30
    One of my favorite male bloggers is John at Storied Mind because he writes about things most of my readers can relate to: work stress, sexual addictions, and the fine line between health and illness. I love his post called Read the full post here »

  • Hello, Old Friend

    Updated: 2012-09-25 03:36:17
    How I have missed you so. It has been so boring around here, without your chill wind that leaves me cold and empty. What would I do without your amazing way to turn everything good into evil? What would life be like without second guessing every decision, and turning everything I say and do against [...]

  • The Upside to Embracing Dark Emotions

    Updated: 2012-09-24 20:46:14
    If there are two things we can count on in life besides death and taxes, it’s stress and pain. Stress and pain often manifest as difficult emotions such as sadness, anger, fear, shame, and guilt, among others. When these emotions come up the brain says, “Yikes, how do we fix this” and looks to the [...]

  • Step into Compassion, Step into a Happier Brain

    Updated: 2012-09-18 19:42:03
    It may be the single most beneficial thing for your brain in terms of learning, mood and memory says Harvard Medical School psychiatrist John Ratey, author of the book, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. I’m talking about exercise. But we also know that compassion, the act of which is altruism, [...]

  • The Bipolar Puzzle: Kids and Bipolar Disorder

    Updated: 2012-09-13 11:35:00
    I've been part of too many heated discussions lately on bipolar disorder among kids. Because I know of several cases where it's been sheer heartache for the parents, it's difficult for me not to respond defensively at folks who dismiss all child mood disorders as proof of an...Read the full post here »

  • Pain + Mindfulness = Compassion

    Updated: 2012-09-11 17:47:42
    Did you know that Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. at earlier points in their lives attempted suicide? How can it be that two of the most compassionate people on the planet endured such suffering in their lives? One answer has to be that perhaps there is actually an upside to suffering. A good [...]

  • If You Want to Be Happy, Practice “Compausion”

    Updated: 2012-09-06 22:36:47
    Today the Daily Now Moment I received was titled “Compausion”&  said: “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~ Dalai Lama Compassion is being able to step into someone else’s shoes and inclining the mind toward wanting to help. Try bringing compassion to yourself or to [...]

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