Healing from Depression

In this episode, author, mental health educator, and depression survivor Douglas Bloch shares how a person suffering from depression, even if it is severe, can still achieve a measure of productivity. Douglas also gives tips for how you can do this.

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about what happens to the brain when a person becomes severely depressed. The brain says that there is no hope for the future, that all is lost. But this is not true. A depressive illness distorts the brain's ability to see reality clearly. The fact is that hope exists and people do get better.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares the gifts that emerged from his latest depressive episode.

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about four words that can save your life. They are "This too shall pass." These words are life-saving because they offer hope to anyone who is in a dark, depressive episode. They express the truth that the only constant in the universe is changing and that all mental and emotional states of mind are temporary. Therefore, if you can just hold on long and reach out for help, your ordeal will eventually come to an end.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shows why the focus of recovery should be managing the symptoms of depression and anxiety, and not trying to cure them.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about how depressive breakdowns can be seen as rites of passage that lead to a breakthrough and a new birth.

In this episode, author and depression survivor Douglas Bloch talks about how living life one day at a time can help you to make it through a depressive episode.

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about what to do to get back to sleep if you wake up in the middle of the night. Many people with depression have these early morning awakenings and can't get back to sleep, because they are either anxious or they are ruminating about some difficult problem.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares daily affirmations that can be used to give comfort in times of loss and to create the expectation of a new birth.

In this video, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares his five most important daily habits for keeping depression and anxiety at bay.