Depression is like being lost in a dark cave or a deep pit. The World Health Organization estimates that with the COVID-19 pandemic, the global rate of depression has increased to 25% of all people. While treatment is important, there are two ways that spirituality can support recovery from depression.… Read More »Two Ways Spirituality Helps Ease Depression
As I write, it’s been fourteen months since SARS-CoV-2 emerged. That’s the virus that causes the disease we call COVID-19. Because of this virus, many ways in which we live have changed. Some people are attempting to live life as they did before the emergence of the virus: eating in… Read More »Spirituality & the Pandemic: Stress, Depression, and Anxiety
I heard the news while driving: Robin Williams was dead. The apparent cause of death was suicide. The next day it was confirmed that Mr. Williams had killed himself. Since the first announcement on August 11, we were reminded that Mr. Williams struggled with depression and had recently been hospitalized… Read More »Robin Williams: The Sad Clown?
