Katharine Smith
Recovering from Depression - Where is God?
Recovering from Depression - Where is God?
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Where is God? Saying ‘yes’ to God So far we’ve been thinking about recovery from clinical depression and the healing of the wounds that might lie behind the depression. With the right medical treatment and therapeutic support we are setting out on the road of recovery. But before…
Recovering from Depression - The process of recovery
Recovering from Depression - The process of recovery
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
The process of recovery The early days What happens when a man suffers a heart attack while at work, or a girl is knocked off her bike as she cycles to college? Probably someone will call the emergency services and paramedics will be sent out followed by an ambulance. There will …
Recovering from Depression - Where are we going?
Recovering from Depression - Where are we going?
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Where are we going? My husband, Adrian, and I were spending a day in Venice, a city we love and visit as often as we can. If you have ever been there you will understand how easy it is to lose your bearings and sense of direction as you wander along all the calles and over the ma…
Recovering from Depression - What are we recovering from?
Recovering from Depression - What are we recovering from?
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
What are we recovering from? One of the most surprising things for me about recovering from depression is that for a lot of the time I can’t actually remember just how dreadful it was to be under such a dark and heavy cloud. It is, of course, wonderful and hugely encouraging to h…
Recovering from Depression - Prologue: A meditation on approaching Easter
Recovering from Depression - Prologue: A meditation on approaching Easter
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Prologue: A meditation on approaching Easter Morning has broken like the first morning. And as on that first morning, light blazes out into a new world, driving back the darkness and chaos, rolling away the stone of death...
Recovering from Depression - Days of resurrection
Recovering from Depression - Days of resurrection
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Days of resurrection - Part 1 Introduction Easter Day begins in darkness. It begins with the grief and fear, loneliness and despair of two women, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James. They think they have lost everything that gave their lives meaning and direction. They f…
Recovering from Depression - Foreword
Recovering from Depression - Foreword
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Foreword This is a resurrection book. As Christians, we know that, through his death and resurrection, God in Christ has achieved everything necessary for our salvation. The New Testament piles up image after image to help us understand what has been done for us, but at the heart…
Recovering from Depression - Acknowledgements