I lift it gingerly from the store shelf and the shopkeeper rushes over to make the sell. Bethlehem loves American tourists. “Is it real gold?” It is. It’s Russian. From the 17th Century. An icon. The orthodox, he explains, consider icons to be “windows into heaven.” Not just depictions of… Read More
What’s the difference between depression and sadness? Here’s what every parent needs to know. Sadness Sadness is something a mentally healthy person should feel…when parents are fighting, money is tight, a grandparent dies, a girlfriend breaks up, a bully belittles, a “friend” gossips, failures pile on… Sane people feel sad.… Read More
It’s been three years since the big depression episode I wrote about in the Beggar’s Fortune series. In those three years I’ve had very minor and fleeting brushes with depression. And I’ve learned a lot about what causes my depression and how to prevent and treat it without pharmaceuticals. What… Read More
This is the last of the old essays on depression I have to repost. Tomorrow I’ll write one last essay on the subject – a new one on what I’ve learned in the last two years about depression. I think it could be the most helpful of the bunch, so… Read More
Continuing to repost a series of essays written long ago about my experience with depression. Hope it helps those suffering now. Once upon a time, there was an evil king out to kill the prophet Elisha. Elisha woke up one morning to discover his city surrounded by a large number… Read More
Here’s part seven of the series on depression. Written long ago, I hope it helps someone struggling today. A few days before the depression began I was working on a book. Writing brings out insecurity in me like nothing else does. But on that day I was unusually unafraid of… Read More
Shaun Groves