In this episode, author, mental health educator, and depression survivor Douglas Bloch shares how a person suffering from depression, even if it is severe, can still achieve a measure of productivity. Douglas also gives tips for how you can do this.

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about what happens to the brain when a person becomes severely depressed. The brain says that there is no hope for the future, that all is lost. But this is not true. A depressive illness distorts the brain's ability to see reality clearly. The fact is that hope exists and people do get better.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares the gifts that emerged from his latest depressive episode.

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about four words that can save your life. They are "This too shall pass." These words are life-saving because they offer hope to anyone who is in a dark, depressive episode. They express the truth that the only constant in the universe is changing and that all mental and emotional states of mind are temporary. Therefore, if you can just hold on long and reach out for help, your ordeal will eventually come to an end.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shows why the focus of recovery should be managing the symptoms of depression and anxiety, and not trying to cure them.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about how depressive breakdowns can be seen as rites of passage that lead to a breakthrough and a new birth.

In this episode, author and depression survivor Douglas Bloch talks about how living life one day at a time can help you to make it through a depressive episode.

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about what to do to get back to sleep if you wake up in the middle of the night. Many people with depression have these early morning awakenings and can't get back to sleep, because they are either anxious or they are ruminating about some difficult problem.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares daily affirmations that can be used to give comfort in times of loss and to create the expectation of a new birth.

In this video, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares his five most important daily habits for keeping depression and anxiety at bay.

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shares the concept of Divine Intervention in which a power greater than ourselves intervenes on our behalf when we are facing challenges that we cannot overcome on our own. To illustrate this principle, Douglas shares a story from his own life where he received unexpected help during a time of great need.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares how childhood trauma consisting of abuse, abandonment, or neglect can lead to depression and anxiety for the adult.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about the drawbacks that occur when a person with depression compares him or herself to another person who seems to have it "more together." The remedy for this is to measure your self-worth and success by your own internal standards.

In this episode author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch delivers a special Thanksgiving day message on gratitude. He shares his belief that one can feel gratitude even in the midst of a depressive episode. He gives examples from his own life, the lives of his clients, and literature. He also shows how feeling grateful actually changes the structure of the brain.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about the stigma surrounding depression and other mental health disorders, and he offers strategies on how to overcome this stigma.

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch, shares his and other people's experiences of the principle of growth through pain. This means that the challenges and tests that we go through can help us to become stronger, wiser, and more loving individuals.

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shares his thoughts on what to do when changing your thinking to improve your mood doesn't work because extreme states of anxiety or depression render positive thinking impossible. Instead, Douglas advocates a "bottom-up" approach in which you change your physiology to create the decrease in emotional pain you are seeking.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares a simple affirmation that he devised which helped him pull through a depressive episode. This affirmation can also be used by the viewer.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about how depressive breakdowns can be seen as rites of passage that lead to a breakthrough and a new birth.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch tells the story of how his niece Laura used exercise to heal from depression.

In this video, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares why he did not attempt to harm himself while he was suicidal in the hopes that other people will use the same deterrents.

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares what factors make people suicidal and how to find a way to hope and recovery.

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shares a very important spiritual principle--what when we are on the spiritual path, all of our experiences, even the negative ones, end up working for our highest and greatest good. I use my personal life to illustrate this principle. The original date for my hip replacement surgery was unexpectedly canceled at the last minute and rescheduled a month later. I was absolutely grief stricken, but this delay led me to encounter...

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch explains why structure and routine play such a key role in healing from anxiety and depression.