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Welcome to the Healing from Depression podcast hosted by myself, Douglas Bloch. The purpose of this podcast is to share with you the most up to date and effective strategies for healing from depression and anxiety. As a depression survivor, I know this territory well and can assure you that there are ways to improve your mood. There is a reason for hope. I invite you to join me on this worthwhile path of mental health recovery. If you would like to share any feedback about an episode or if you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected] If you would like to visit other resources by Douglas Bloch, please click on some of the links above.

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Check latest episodes from Healing from Depression podcast

Divine Intervention

2022/06/23

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shares the concept of Divine Intervention in which a power greater than ourselves intervenes on our behalf when we are facing challenges that we cannot overcome on our own. To illustrate this principle, Douglas shares a story from his own life where he received unexpected help during a time of great need.

How Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Anxiety and Depression In Adults

2022/06/16

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares how childhood trauma consisting of abuse, abandonment, or neglect can lead to depression and anxiety for the adult.

What Happens When You Compare Yourself to Others

2022/06/09

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about the drawbacks that occur when a person with depression compares him or herself to another person who seems to have it "more together." The remedy for this is to measure your self-worth and success by your own internal standards.

Can You be Grateful When You Are Depressed?

2022/05/29

In this episode author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch delivers a special Thanksgiving day message on gratitude. He shares his belief that one can feel gratitude even in the midst of a depressive episode. He gives examples from his own life, the lives of his clients, and literature. He also shows how feeling grateful actually changes the structure of the brain.

Overcoming the Stigma of Depression

2022/05/12

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about the stigma surrounding depression and other mental health disorders, and he offers strategies on how to overcome this stigma.

Growth Through Pain

2022/05/05

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch, shares his and other people's experiences of the principle of growth through pain. This means that the challenges and tests that we go through can help us to become stronger, wiser, and more loving individuals.

When Your Negative Thinking Won't Go Away, What CAN You Do?

2022/04/29

In this episode, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shares his thoughts on what to do when changing your thinking to improve your mood doesn't work because extreme states of anxiety or depression render positive thinking impossible. Instead, Douglas advocates a "bottom-up" approach in which you change your physiology to create the decrease in emotional pain you are seeking.

How a Simple Affirmation Helped Me to Heal From Depression

2022/04/07

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares a simple affirmation that he devised which helped him pull through a depressive episode. This affirmation can also be used by the viewer.

Am I Having a Breakdown or a Breakthrough?

2022/04/05

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about how depressive breakdowns can be seen as rites of passage that lead to a breakthrough and a new birth.

Exercise is Nature's Antidepressant

2022/03/24

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch tells the story of how his niece Laura used exercise to heal from depression.

Why I Didn't End My Life

2022/03/17

In this video, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares why he did not attempt to harm himself while he was suicidal in the hopes that other people will use the same deterrents.

Understanding the Suicidal Mind

2022/03/11

In this episode, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares what factors make people suicidal and how to find a way to hope and recovery.