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March 2020

March 24, 2020

Quarentine Blues: How Can Your Family Cope While You’re All Cooped Up

By: Dr. Greg Popcak Beyond the obvious challenges we all face in dealing with...

March 11, 2020

Get a Grip—Mastering Your Emotional Life

What feelings tend to get the best of you? Do certain people or situations provoke...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

The Resilient Person – Overcoming Burnout

Are you feeling tired? Uninspired? Like there’s too much to do? You’re not alone. These...

August 2019

August 19, 2019

The Road to Recovery: Psychotherapy or Medication—Which Is Right For Me?

Depression is often an ongoing struggle, which can make it difficult to know what approach...

June 2019

June 10, 2019

The Small Changes That Lead To Greater Happiness

Do you ever just feel “off,” but you don’t know why? Everything seems to be...

May 2019

May 06, 2019

The Circle of…Stress?

Are you stressed? Having difficulty sleeping? Is your difficultly sleeping causing you stress? You’re not...

March 2019

March 18, 2019

You Can’t Judge Depression By Its Cover

“They seem/seemed so happy.” “They have everything together.” “I/They don’t have any reason to complain.”...

February 2019

February 18, 2019

How To Get Your Feelings Heard And Your Needs Met

“Hi! How are you?”, “I’m fine…” End of conversation. This type of exchange is very...

May 2018

May 23, 2018

Stay-At-Home Moms and Depression: 4 Things You Need To Know

Being a stay-at-home parent is hard, but does it cause depression? A recent discussion at...

January 2017

January 09, 2017

“I’m Just Mad About Saffron. And Saffron’s Mad About…Treating Depression.” New Study Says.

I'm just mad about saffron and saffron's mad about me. -Mellow Yellow by Donovan A...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

Why So Down? Studies Show Humans Are Wired to Emphasize The Negative, UNLESS….

Why is it that we can do 100 things right but obsess about the 1...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

New Study: Patient’s Environment May Determine Effectiveness of Antidepressants

It is an open secret in the mental health profession that although antidepressant do have...

July 2016

July 13, 2016

Antidepressants for a Bad Marriage Yield Depressing Results.

New research shows that doctors regularly diagnose patients as "depressed" when they complain about marital...

February 2016

February 10, 2016

Therapy Equally Effective as Drugs for Front Line Depression Treatment & Helps Reshape Brain, Studies Say

New clinical practice guidelines advise physicians that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and second-generation antidepressants (SGAs),...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

Weather Proof Your Brain: 6 Tips for Beating Winter Blues

"I just feel so, blah." Said Carly, age 31....

April 2015

April 15, 2015

New Study: Probiotics May Help Ease Pain of Negative Thoughts/Depression.

From ScienceDaily. Linking probiotics and mood Probiotics are live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Most Antidepressants Make it Harder To Get Better, Study Says.

A new study from Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Review asserts that the science behind most anti-depressant medications...

December 2014

December 02, 2014

Feeling Blah? The Cure For Apathy.

The Catholic Almanac's Emily Stimpson interviewed me for a piece in OSV titled, Our Brother's...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

The Serotonin Myth Continued: What You Need To Know About Depression

A few weeks back, I reported on a new study that pounded yet another nail...

September 04, 2014

Belief Beats Genes: Study Reveals Shocking Truth About Reaching Your Goals

Simply telling people that hard work is more important than genetics causes positive changes in...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Setting the Captive Free! New Research Illustrates our Power to Overcome Depression

In response to my post linking the new study questioning the serotonin-deprivation theory of depression,...

August 13, 2014

Suicide and the Christian

In light of Robin Williams' tragic death there are a lot of people saying a...

August 12, 2014

Effective Coping for Emotional Distress

Earlier today I offered some reflections on what people-of-faith need to know about depression. I...

August 12, 2014

Dealing With Depression: Getting the Right Kind of Help Matters

The news of Robin Williams' suicide has brought the insidious nature of depression front and...

July 2014

July 01, 2014

“This Book Changed My Life”

Every once in a while the Holy Spirit allows me a glance at how he's...

March 2014

March 04, 2014

The Secret of Forgiving Yourself

We're heading into Lent and, as I noted on the show today, it's a time...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Antidepressants Have More Side Effects than Previously Thought

A University of Liverpool researcher has shown that thoughts of suicide, sexual difficulties and emotional...

February 06, 2014

A Screwtape Letter to An Unappreciated Mom

The original Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis reveals a series of fictitious letters between Screwtape,...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Study Says,Casual Sex Can Cause Depression

“There’s always been a question about which one is the cause and which is the...

November 20, 2013

Overcoming Bitterness: 5 Steps for Healing the Hurt that Won’t Go Away

No one wants to be bitter. It sneaks up on us. Bitterness is unforgiveness fermented. ...