Six Bad Mood Lifters (With Six You Get Cat)

Raise your hand if winter is getting to you. Maybe you have SAD (seasonal affective disorder) or winter blues? Here are some things I found help. With six, you get cat! Like the Doris Day movie? (let's see how many oldies out there remember that reference?)  Six Ways to Shake a Bad Mood

Banish Winter Blahs or (at Least) Balance Blues and Bliss

The calendar says "spring." Days are longer. Birds are twittering joyously, emerald shoots peek up from melting snow and spring-new sun shines gloriously. Why then, when the world is coming alive, do I feel blue? Here are reasons, plus spirit-lifters to beat depression or at least balance winter blahs with springtime bliss!read more

Toxic Shame vs. Healthy Guilt:

What is Toxic Shame and How Does it Differ from Healthy Guilt?
What is shame? Shame is good, healthy guilt that has gone bad. Shame is also organic guilt with no foundation in reality. Guilt as a limit switch for unhealthy behavior, is healthy, when it remains in proportion and is

 merited.
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What Depression Looks Like

Understanding Depression and Nervous Emotional Disorders
Depression is pervasive, insidious and baffling. What does depression look like? Don't overlook depression just because a person looks happy. Depressed people have a high pain tolerance. It's emotional leprosy. Read More

Bereavement: How to Show that You Care

How to Talk to Someone Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
You are at a funeral. It's your turn in line to talk to a family member or friend. What do yo say? Or you see a friend who has recently lost a loved one. Do you avoid her? What do you say?
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