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For more than two years, Jane has felt as though she has been living under a gray cloud. Most days she struggles with sadness, hopelessness, low energy, poor concentration, and low self-esteem. She goes through the motions of life, but nothing feels easy or joyful. Her depression isn’t intense every single day, yet it rarely…

Bipolar depression is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions, in part because the word bipolar is often misused in everyday language. People casually describe someone as “so bipolar” when they mean moody, unpredictable, or quick to change their mind. That stereotype is inaccurate and harmful. Bipolar depression is not about normal mood changes. It is…

When people deal with loss, I am often asked, what is the difference between sorrow and clinical depression?  The difference matters because it has implications for our emotional, spiritual and physical health.  Nearly 2.5 million Americans die each year. Many people are left behind grieving their losses. How we grieve is important. The response to loss can…

It isn’t always easy to figure out whether a teen is simply in the throws of adolescent moodiness or is depressed. We have to rely on observing changes in behavior and looking for symptoms that fit depression. Picking up on teen depression is important because it can lead to suicide, substance abuse, physical illness and…
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