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Is seasonal affective disorder making you SAD?

As my kids and I took a bedtime bike ride around the block the other night, I lamented how it was already getting starting to get dark. Soon, our ... Read More »

Does your partner try to control you?

Meeting someone who you really feel that you connect with can be pretty powerful. Love ,or even just like, for a partner can be such a strong emotion ... Read More »

Getting over a break-up isn't impossible, it's just really, really hard

I've always found goodbyes very sad and really difficult, and parting with a boyfriend has always been the most difficult kind of goodbye. Whether ... Read More »

Bathing suit season is coming to a close, but don't let your motivation falter

It's a gloomy day where I live, and the days are getting shorter, which unfortunately means a resurrection of the sweaters that have been taking up ... Read More »

Tough depression helped with exercise

A new study shows that the best treatment for depression patients that aren't responding to medication is exercise. It's been previously shown that ... Read More »

You crave comfort food when you're happy, too!

When I'm feeling low, I reach for the macaroni and cheese, the pasta, the bread, the tapioca pudding. Those are my comfort foods, what I irrationally ... Read More »

Depressed? You have to treat the whole package

It seems that all too often these days treating depression is a one-stop-shop for medications. Even the most well-meaning of psychiatrists and general ... Read More »

Will jobs on the moon be depressing?

Some of the most depressing jobs on this planet are the ones where people are isolated for long periods, such as in Australian mining towns or on ... Read More »

7 ways to brighten a bad mood

The whole ying yang of life means that you can't have good days without the occasional "bad" one. But that doesn't mean you have to take it without a ... Read More »

St. John's Wort: Is it or isn't it good for depression?

Frustratingly enough, the jury is still out on this one. But in reading this article it does sound more promising than not. St. John's Wort, otherwise ... Read More »