Read our posts about Depression

12May

My Therapist was My Secret Weapon

Emma Dally

counselling, depression, experienceoftherapy, family, self, therapy

Mind

Emma Dally reflects on her long-term relationship with her therapist; a relationship that helped her heal childhood wounds and family rifts and live a more fulfilled life.
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08May

Using Mindfulness to Avoid Adrenal Fatigue

Charlotte Watts

anxiety, depression, mindfulness, self, stress, wellbeing

Body

What is adrenal fatigue? Learn how you can avoid 'burnout' by embracing mindfulness.
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07May

Valuing our State of Mind

Louise Chunn

anxiety, depression, psychology, self, society

Mind

Welldoing attended the Our State of Mind event to hear from Mind CEO Paul Farmer, Action for Happiness director Mark Williamson and co-authors of Thrive, Richard Layard and David Clark about the state of mental health in the UK.
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11Apr

Wellcome Book Prize 2015: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

Camilla Nicholls

books, culture, depression, family, suicide

Soul

The desperate, loving tussle between two sisters draws the reader into a debate about a person’s right to die and the case for assisted suicide. All my Puny Sorrows is by Canadian author Miriam Toews, whose own father committed suicide. It is shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2015.
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27Mar

Why The Andreas Lubitz Case Shouldn’t Stigmatise Depression

Louise Chunn

depression, society, stress, suicide

Mind

​We are all shocked and saddened by the death of 150 people in the Germanwings crash in the French Alps earlier this week. But as reports arise that link the deaths with co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's history of depression, many have faulted the way the media is reporting this tragic story. Headlines such as Killer Pilot Suffered from Depression (Mirror), Madman in Cockpit (Sun) and Why Was He Allowed to Fly (Mail) have, according to a joint press release from the mental health charities Mind, Time to Change and Rethink Mental Illness, been overly simplistic.
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23Mar

Perinatal and Postnatal Depression

Emma Haynes

counselling, depression, family, PND, postnataldepression, therapy, women

Mind

Perinatal and postnatal depression - why it is so important that new mothers feel able to talk about this problem.
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20Mar

International Happiness Day: Go Out and Play

Elisha Goldstein

anxiety, depression, happiness, society, stress, wellbeing

Soul

Children play. Nobody has to show them how to do it; they're just born knowing.  But as adults, we become so disconnected from it that we forget what it is and how to do it. Psychiatrist Stuart Brown, who founded the nonprofit organisation National Institute of Play in California, says: 'Play is an ancient, voluntary, inherently pleasurable, apparently purposeless activity or process that is undertaken for its own sake, and that strengthens our muscles and social skills, fertilises brain activity, tempers and deepens out emotions, take us out of time, and enables a...
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11Mar

The Relationship between Dust and Depression

Marina Gask

depression, home, stress

Mind

It's not easy to keep going with the little things when you are suffering from depression - here's some tips to help with housework when you're feeling depressed.
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04Mar

A Happier, Healthier You: The Welldoing How To Guide

Welldoing

anxiety, books, depression, mindfulness, wellbeing

Soul

This is just a quick post, to proudly announce that we have published an eBook: A Happier, Healthier You: The Welldoing How To Guide We have collected contributions from a wonderful array of experts, psychologists and writers, who offer their best advice on subjects that will – we hope – serve to make life less stressful and more enjoyable and balanced for you too. This How To Guide is all about your mind and body, with advice ranging from how best to start the day, how to build inner strength, how to find the job you love - and everything in between. And it's...
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04Mar

Suicide Prevention: How You Can Help

Gill Green

bereavement, depression, suicide

Mind

What can we do to help if we suspect someone we know is thinking of suicide?
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