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Posted by Rebecca Teti in Health on Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Some time ago a beloved family member entered into severe depression.
We almost lost someone very dear to us.
There is much I’d love to write about the experience but feel I can’t in order to respect privacy.
I will say this though. One of the most frustrating and awful experiences was to watch someone’s personality and behavior change markedly before our eyes and not be able to persuade the person... READ MORE
Sad Dad
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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Here’s an interesting story on a recent study that finds almost ten percent of men suffer from postpartum depression.
In fact, postpartum depression in new fathers is a real phenomenon, and is more common than previously thought, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. About 10 percent of men have prenatal and postpartum depression, the study found;... READ MORE
Cloistered Questions
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Friday, April 09, 2010
I recently had lunch with an acquaintance who is discerning a vocation to the priesthood. Part of our conversation related to his mother’s reaction to his potential future. Our chat was closely followed by my receipt of the following email inquiry:
My daughter recently entered Carmel, so she is cloistered and we only hear from her once a month. I am finding it very hard to adjust to this and am... READ MORE
How Blue Are You?
Posted by Danielle Bean in Health on Monday, January 25, 2010
Some experts in the UK have done their homework and come to the conclusion that last Monday, January 18 was the “worst day of the year” for 2010.
“The name ‘Blue Monday’ came about after British psychologist Cliff Arnall devised a formula five years ago for just why people feel so dispirited every year on this day. He came up with a complicated equation that contains seven variables such as weather,... READ MORE
Depression Busters for New Moms
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Health on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
I remember distinctly the morning of January 3, 1992. That was the day, circled in red on my calendar, when I was supposed to return to my full time career as a hospital recruitment manager. Instead, a series of decisions and circumstances found me embracing “stay at home mom” status in the company of four month old Eric. I was thrilled with my decision and happy that Greg could pick up extra shifts... READ MORE
Baby Blues
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, December 04, 2008
I came across an interesting article today written by a woman who suffered from postpartum depression (PPD). After her experience, the author felt so strongly about that tumultuous time in her life that she now counsels other women through their own PPD.
One interesting part of the post was a chart that distinguishes between three types of “mood disorders” associated with giving birth. The list included... READ MORE
From Darkness to Light
Posted by Lisa Klewicki, Ph.D. in Features on Friday, August 15, 2008
By Lisa Klewicki, Ph.D.
Sue pulls the pillow over her head as the snooze alarm goes off again. She desperately wishes that she could stay in bed instead of facing another day. Her husband, Joe, gently shakes her shoulder.
“Get up, honey. It’s getting late.”
“I’m going, I’m going!” Sue snaps back.
Forcing herself through her morning routine, Sue looks in the mirror and wonders exactly when she got... READ MORE
St. Thomas Aquinas’ Chill-Out and Cheer-Up
Posted by Daria Sockey in Features on Monday, July 14, 2008
Stress. It’s that mix of anxiety, worry, and frustration, with perhaps a small helping of depression thrown in — and it has been around since the Fall of man.
St. Thomas Aquinas, a Doctor of the Church and perhaps the greatest thinker the world has ever known, had something to say on just about every topic that might help us better understand both God and ourselves. In Part II of his masterwork, the... READ MORE
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