WHAT Are YOU Carrying Around?
Pretty amazing photo, right? Can you imagine carrying all those packages while riding a bike? This image also represents energetic imbalances that block us from healing and being truly well! Think of each package in the picture as an energetic imbalance. One might represent a trapped emotion, another a psychic trauma, another a misalignment…you […]
9 Things You Shouldn’t Say To A Depressed Love One (and what to say instead)
I came across this article about two years ago. It is as true now as it was then… 9 Things You Shouldn’t Say to a Depressed Love One (and what to say instead) Questions that seek to understand are invaluable. I invite you to ask questions like: “What is the greatest/most difficult […]
Words Have Power
Somewhere at about the halfway point in my journey with depression, I realized that I should probably stop referring to the depression as “mine.” I’m not sure where this idea came from; it just sort of showed up. I had this strong desire to detach myself from it. It was probably around this point that […]
To LDS Missionaries and Their Parents
I have been thinking about this topic a great deal because of our daughter’s experience as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have seen countless posts on social media of mothers reaching out for support from others because their son or daughter is struggling on their mission. While I do […]
Major Causes of Depression Part 4
Viral Infection Epstein-Barr virus or Lyme disease: the viruses that cause these can latch onto nerves and inflame them. These viruses emit a toxic poison (neurotoxin) that inflames nerves and brain cells. This disrupts the signals to and from the brain…and can lead to depression. combat with viral detox suggested in book Electrolyte Deficiency The […]
The Last Battlefield: Thoughts From Fiji
Our son is serving a two-year mission in Fiji for our Church. He wrote something really interesting to me this past week: For the first transfer in Fiji I had a really hard time as you all know. A few weeks ago I realized 9 out of 10 of my thoughts were negative… in the […]
Major Causes of Depression Part 3
Part 3, Physical Cause to Depression Everything-Is-Perfect Variety This is exactly what happened to me! I had a great family, a great husband, great blessings and yet I felt a heaviness, a dark cloud, guilt because why did I feel so sad, angry, frustrated when I had so much to be grateful for—and I was […]
TRAPping Negativity
Napoleon Hill said: “It is a physical impossibility for a negative mind to generate positive thoughts. When you allow yourself to dwell on the negative aspects of life, negative thinking expands to fill all of your thoughts until there is no room for positive thoughts to grow. It becomes an endless cycle. The habit […]
A Major Cause of Depression – Part 2
Medical Medium is a great book that beautifully and accurately identifies the major causes of depression. Today I will discuss the second reason this book outlines: traumatic stress. Traumatic Stress: Severe and sustained stress can create a burnout effect. Some examples would be months and months of unemployment, a lawsuit, a major illness…sometimes smaller […]
Major Causes of Depression, Part 1
Medical Medium has some great insights into possible major causes of depression. Today I will discuss traumatic loss. Traumatic Loss: examples include a family member dying; getting fired from a job; a spouse cheating on you; suffering an injustice where you decide the world is cruel; long-held plans being stripped from you; thinking you are […]
