Healing from Depression

By Douglas BlochAlternative Health Health & Fitness Mental Health Education Self-Improvement

Healing from Depression episodes

June 23, 2022 Divine Intervention
In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shares the concept of Divine Intervention in which a power greater than ourselves intervenes on our behalf when we are facing challenges that we cannot overcome on our own. To illustrate this principle, Douglas shares a story from his own life where he received unexpected help during a time of great need.
8 min
June 16, 2022 How Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Anxiety and Depression In Adults
In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares how childhood trauma consisting of abuse, abandonment, or neglect can lead to depression and anxiety for the adult.
11 min
June 09, 2022 What Happens When You Compare Yourself to Others
In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about the drawbacks that occur when a person with depression compares him or herself to another person who seems to have it "more together." The remedy for this is to measure your self-worth and success by your own internal standards.
9 min
May 29, 2022 Can You be Grateful When You Are Depressed?
In this episode author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch delivers a special Thanksgiving day message on gratitude. He shares his belief that one can feel gratitude even in the midst of a depressive episode. He gives examples from his own life, the lives of his clients, and literature. He also shows how feeling grateful actually changes the structure of the brain.
6 min
May 12, 2022 Overcoming the Stigma of Depression
In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about the stigma surrounding depression and other mental health disorders, and he offers strategies on how to overcome this stigma.
8 min
May 05, 2022 Growth Through Pain
In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch, shares his and other people's experiences of the principle of growth through pain. This means that the challenges and tests that we go through can help us to become stronger, wiser, and more loving individuals.
8 min
April 29, 2022 When Your Negative Thinking Won't Go Away, What CAN You Do?
In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shares his thoughts on what to do when changing your thinking to improve your mood doesn't work because extreme states of anxiety or depression render positive thinking impossible. Instead, Douglas advocates a "bottom-up" approach in which you change your physiology to create the decrease in emotional pain you are seeking.
9 min
April 07, 2022 How a Simple Affirmation Helped Me to Heal From Depression
In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares a simple affirmation that he devised which helped him pull through a depressive episode. This affirmation can also be used by the viewer.
6 min
April 05, 2022 Am I Having a Breakdown or a Breakthrough?
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.
8 min
March 24, 2022 Exercise is Nature's Antidepressant
In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch tells the story of how his niece Laura used exercise to heal from depression.
7 min

About Healing from Depression

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Welcome to the Healing from Depression podcast hosted by myself, Douglas Bloch. The purpose of this podcast is to share with you the most up to date and effective strategies for healing from depression and anxiety. As a depression survivor, I know this territory well and can assure you that there are ways to improve your mood. There is a reason for hope. I invite you to join me on this worthwhile path of mental health recovery. If you would like to share any feedback about an episode or if you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]