How to Attack And Beat Depression and Anxiety from EVERY Angle!
The following is a video of a talk I did at a Mental Health Conference at a church in Thousand Oaks which is entitled, of course, “Attacking Depression and Anxiety from ALL angles”. In this talk I discuss numerous angles from which we need to attack: Helping Others Outside our friends and Family Circle, Vigorous Cardio, Doing Purposeful and Creative Things with Our Hands, Connecting to God, Others and His Creation just to name a few…
Learning your Identity: The Cure for low self-esteem
Low Self-Esteem is one of the biggest contributors to Depression and Anxiety, and one of the main cures for low self-esteem is learning your unique identity! In the past year I have learned from speakers and authors Jamie and Donna Winship that just like we each have our own individual fingerprints (DNA), we each have our own individual God-given identities! Because we were each uniquely created in our mother’s wombs, there is only one of us in the whole world and no one can take our place! Sounds trite, but it’s anything but!…
A Missing Key: Superior Nutrition and Brain Health
It all begins with an idea.Two years ago (in my talk above) I mentioned that I knew proper nutrition was an important angle from which to attack depression and anxiety, but that I wasn’t prepared at the time to offer more. This past summer I have been extensively researching the topic of nutrition and it’s vital role in mental health and brain health in general. From my research I have now come to the conclusion that many mental disorders are caused and/or exacerbated by proper nutrition not getting to our brains!…
The Healing Power of Music for Body, Mind and Soul
Music is a powerful but often overlooked key in helping us address whatever ails us be it anxiety, depression, learning disabilities, physical pain etc. Check out this video by concert pianist, Robin Spielberg. (Especially minutes 3:00 to 16:00)…
How Creativity Relieves Depression & Anxiety
Check out this amazingly educational and motivating podcast by Dr. Kelly Lambert called Lifting Depression. It’s all about how doing productive and creative things with our hands are one of the very best ways to reduce depression and anxiety. It’s just that simple, but in our high tech, instant society we do less and less of these kinds of life giving things!…
Connections are Essential
The following TED talk is by Johan Hari author of Lost Connections: Why You are Depressed and How To Find Hope and Chasing The Scream: The Opposite of Addiction is Connection. In this TED talk Johan makes some awesome points about what can cause depression and anxiety and offers “out of the box” ways to lift them…
Sir Sam Everington on Social Prescribing
Sir/Dr. Sam Everington is a General Practioner who has a community health center in London like no other. The health care professionals at the Center actually prescribe things to their patients like working in the Center’s gardens, joining the cooking group, doing all kinds of art projects etc. No wonder why he was knighted for his contribitions to the health of England! I absolutely love how he says, “It’s not as much about ‘what is the matter with people as much as what matters’ to them”…
EMDR and EMDR Resource Tapping
EMDR is a highly effective protocol that many therapists (such as myself) use to help clients diffuse the power of trauma in their lives. I have seen EMDR time and time again help heal people from all kinds of distressing experiences…
Where is God in Our Suffering?
When we are suffering from Depression or really anything, our first questions are always: Where is God? Does He even care? Below is the best sermon that I have ever heard on God’s presence in our suffering by Ger Jones from Vintage Church in Santa Monica He is a very clear, real and compassionate teacher. (Starts at 18:50)…
Exercise: Is It Worth It?
YES!!! In fact, just as I’m writing this my youngest daughter, Abbey, just got back from her Kickboxing Session (It’s a family thing:) and she said, “Wow I forgot how great exercise makes me feel and if I don’t do anything else today I will feel good about my day”! So besides the numerous health and physical benefits, exercise just plain makes us feel good!…
The Smartest Exercise Expert Out There!
Recently I saw a very, very motivating TED talk (below) by neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki called: “The Brain-changing Effects of Exercise”. She explains how exercise is the best thing for our moods, our physiques and our memories! I challenge you to watch it. (only 13 min.) and while you are at it watch all of her talks on You Tube!…
Need a Serious “Spark” to Motivate You To Move?
Check out this 10 min. TED talk below by Dr. John Ratey who wrote: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and The Brain. It will blow you away and motivate you to exercise and get your whole family exercising as well!…