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Tips for Caregivers: Finding a Therapist for Yourself (with Suggestions for Your Loved One, Too)

If you have decided that it’s time to find your own therapist, you have taken…

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10 Helpful Ways You Can Manage Family Stress During the Holidays

The holiday season is often filled with fun and family, but it can also be…

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Ronnie

By Dawna Roberts Ronnie’s wife has been living with hard-to-treat depression, which Ronnie describes as…

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Miguel’s Story: A Caregiver Interview

Miguel and Danielle Families for Depression Awareness (FFDA): How much did you know about mental…

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Teaching Teens (and yourself) Strategies for Coping with Stress

Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced stress. If you don’t have your hand raised,…

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Suicide Prevention Awareness: When a Loved One Takes Their Life, a Family Is Forever Changed

If you have lost a loved one to suicide, you likely know the feelings of…

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5 Ways Your Dog Can Decrease Depression Symptoms and Promote Wellness

Depression is often emotionally and physically exhausting for the entire family. While symptoms of depression…

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Boring But Necessary— Caregiver Self-Care

When you hear the term “self-care,” what comes to mind? Many people think self-care must…

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Kathy and Dean— Depression At Any Age Can Be More Than Mood

According to her husband Dean, Kathy was always a tremendously happy person, outgoing and loving…

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8 Self-Discovery Wellness Activities for the Whole Family

By Amy Williams, October 11, 2017 As adults, many of us strive to gain insight…

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Chris, 45, dysthymia, and wife, Jill

A rough start in life Growing up, Chris saw substance abuse and mood disorders on…

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John

Looking back Rebecca, 41, thinks that the “personality quirks” she saw in her husband when…

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