We hate being “sick.” When we have a cold or the flu, it feels horrible. We often have low energy, feel the need to sleep a great deal, and lose our appetite. It’s much more difficult to concentrate ...

Depression. Just the word itself is depressing, and it carries all manner of stigma. Who wants to be depressed? More to the point, who wants to be labeled as depressed? The answer to both of these ...

Twenty years ago, I was asked to work with a woman who suffered from severe depression following her husband’s decision to divorce. She was so hopeless, she had even contemplated ending her life.

Ease into the new year with Sally Smith as she leads participants through this guided meditation that combines the breath with creativity as a healing modality. Healing meditation helps to release ...

ST. LOUIS — Many people may not know but, October is also Depression Awareness Month. According to the World Health Organization, "an estimated 3.8% of the population experience depression, including ...

A plumber who shows up to fix a leaking toilet with a single tool is not likely to succeed. The same is true if a mental health professional offers only one approach for a complex problem like ...

Depression doesn’t always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like showing up to work, replying “I’m fine,” and then going ...

Western colonists’ seizure of Indigenous lands and subsequent abusive assimilation efforts continue to harm and traumatize Indigenous people, leading to high rates of mental illness, chronic disease, ...

Depression is not a fun friend to be acquainted with. While we all occasionally run into sadness or hopelessness, this mental state of being convinces us that life is always blue. While everyone can ...