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Of Apples, Lemons, Dandelions, and Wishes
01 year ago
by Editor
in depression
From the website Depressed (but not unhappy) Mormon Mommy, Laura shares her insights on how changing the way you look at something can make all of the difference.
Lemons, and depression, on their own are not inherently wonderful–but they certainly offer a lot of possibilities when you combine them with other good things.
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What helps you to see past the dandelions–and find the wishes? Leave us a comment.
The Custodian of My Emotional Suitcase
41 year ago
From Lisa Rumsey Harris, who teaches honors writing part-time at BYU, comes this personal essay about the redeeming power of her husband’s love.
My husband formally asked my father for permission to marry me while they were sitting in the cab of 1979 Brown Ford Explorer. Basically, in that truck, my father took out all of my foibles and idiosyncrasies, held each up to the light, and then lovingly packed all of my emotional baggage into a tight little suitcase. Then he snapped the clasps shut and handed it to my future husband.
The word that Dad kept using was “fragile.” Lisa is fragile. Like an explosive. Or an egg. Or the crazy leg lamp from “A Christmas Story.”
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Battling Depression
02 years ago
Welcome to the Neighborhood News
I didn’t know my mother had it. I think a lot of women don’t know their mothers had it; that’s the sad thing about depression. You know, you don’t function anymore. You shut down.
You feel like you are in a void.
~Marie Osmond
Sometimes we may be depressed, and we don’t even know it. Do you feel sad at different points in your life? (more…)
Personal Touch
02 years ago
Welcome to the Neighborhood News
“If ye are prepared ye shall not fear” (D&C 38:30)
In our Personal Touch with Rebecca Cressman segment, she interviews M. Kirk Dougher, who is a clinical professor of counseling psychology and the director of the Counseling and Career Center at Brigham Young University. (more…)
