Depression is on the Rise
As more people become aware of depression, they recognize its presence in their own lives. The nameless dread, the constant fear, the ever-present weight takes on a name. It has now become a “diagnosis.”
What Causes a Negative Image of Yourself?
Perhaps you have forgotten who you really are. Maybe you’ve never known. What causes a negative image of yourself? Your life story holds some valuable clues to solving the mystery.
Dr. Jantz and The Center Partner with Dr. Michael Gurian
Are you getting on with your life with courage and enthusiasm, knowing that somehow you will fulfill your dreams, or have you all but thrown in the towel? Your answers reflect how you see yourself today but they also may suggest that you are still believing and living out too many of the lies your life script may have been feeding you.
Finding and Accepting Help – (Part 2)
Now that you may have recognized help is needed in your life, how do you know where to go to get the right help? There needs to be an internal connection (trust) for this to work. Frankly, it can be quite a circuitous path to find the help you need.
Examining Your Relationships in Depression Recovery
A search through your past is not meant to assign blame; it is, rather, a mature look at your family to discover what might contribute to depression. It is so important for you to be able to identify the burdens from past relationships that may be slowing down your rate of recovery.
Depression: Learning False Truths
Sadly, many of us grow into adulthood with a list of childhood truths that can include many false and incomplete truths. Families, for good or ill, give us our first lessons about ourselves.
Get Moving: Physical Motion and Depression
Fat is a bad word. Diet is a bad word. Exercise is a bad word. That’s why we need to discuss “physical motion.” The reality is that most people don’t exercise, but everybody moves. Ben came to The Center • A Place of HOPE tired, burned out,...
How the Body’s Stress Receptors React to Natural Herbal or Mineral Inputs
Can supplements provide actual sustainable stress and mood support? Stress. The “silent killer” as it is sometimes described. We experience stress to trigger short-term reaction to recognize and fend off danger, kickstart our adrenaline and our fight-or-flight...
Supplements For Depression: An Expert Tells Her Story
Depression will be the #1 disease in the world by 2020 according to the World Health Organization. Anxiety rates continue to rise in our technology-laden, high pressure society. Can nutrition and select supplements help temper depression and anxiety episodes? Today’s...
Finding Emotional Balance During Depression
What’s wrong with me? When his coworkers found out about Mark’s promotion — something he hadn’t even applied for — they slapped his back, shook his hand, and gave him high fives. Mark couldn’t figure out why he didn’t feel...
The Surprising Role of Nutrition in Mental Health
The Surprising Role of Nutrition in Mental Health Is there a link between your diet and your mental health? The rate of mental health issues among our population is on the rise – the World Health Organization forecast depression to be the number one disease on earth...