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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 counselor Douglas Bloch tells the story of how his niece Laura used exercise to heal from depression.