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Recovering from Depression - Some ideas for day-to-day living
Recovering from Depression - Some ideas for day-to-day living
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Some ideas for day-to-day living In this chapter I’m going to share with you a few ideas about our day-to-day care of our bodies, minds and spirits. I hope you may find some of these suggestions helpful, perhaps opening up one or two previously unnoticed paths along the road or e…
Recovering from Depression - Sorrow and sighing
Recovering from Depression - Sorrow and sighing
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Sorrow and sighing Two boys are running along the top of quite a high wall. Suddenly they both slip, lose their balance and fall. One boy suffers some nasty cuts and bruises and is clearly shaken up. The other boy hits his head when he lands and his leg is badly twisted under him…
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 - Therapeutic support
Recovering from Depression - Therapeutic support
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Therapeutic support Caring for our minds as we recover from depression can be a delicate task beset with dangers and risk of further harm. I want to sound a note of caution here both for those who are in the early stages of recovery and for those who love and care for such a pers…
Recovering from Depression - Thinking from the past
Recovering from Depression - Thinking from the past
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Thinking from the past Earlier we thought about strong emotions which have their roots in the past and which have perhaps never been fully understood or expressed, so that they continue to cause problems for us in the present...
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 - 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 - Where is God?