In mid-December, when my “seasonal stress” looked a lot like clinical anxiety, I found a task force. Christmas was nearing and I’d been trying–not very successfully–to soothe myself with spiritual reflection. The biblical story would soon tell of the Magi, opening their treasure chests to give gold, frankincense, and myrrh to an infant in a …
It Takes a Task Force by Elsie Ramsey and Louisa Farr Read More »
In my personal experience, when I see large scale ugliness in the world, my depression does a little victory dance. My depression is like, “see! I was right all along”. Same with set backs in my personal life. Someone I love back at a bottom, work being stalled, loneliness, and things in my apartment breaking. …
Day in and day out, we’re told by journalists and public health authorities that 2020 and now 2021’s events are inflicting collective trauma on the general public. There’s no question that they’re right. So how do we continue to live through uncertainty, death and isolation? How will we treat the trauma that will cast long …
Actor and Musician Eric West Talks Politics, COVID, and Feeling Good Read More »