Depression

Hope is the light that guides us through our darkest days. The latest edition in the A Thousand Paths series provides inspiration and encouragement on the theme of hope helping you to keep you firmly on track to a life of positivity. The Thousand Paths series aims to help readers learn how to achieve hopefulness by stimulating the body and mind and urging them to explore emotions and take charge of their emotional well-being. This edition examines the relationship between hope and many other areas of life such as relationships, amb... read more

These autobiographical stories, written by sufferers of depression, lift the lid on this indidious and often silent disease, and chart the journey from first onset to successful management. Provides inspiring and insightful reading from people who know exactly what it means to bring the black dog to heel.

This text gives us a way of understanding our depression which matches our experience and which enables us to take charge of our life and change it. Dorothy Rowe shows us that depression is not an illness or a mental disorder but a defence against pain and fear, which we can use whenever we suffer a disaster and discover that our life is not what we thought it was. Depression is an unwanted consequence of how we see ourselves and the world. By understanding how we have interpreted events in our life, we can choose to change our int... read more

Don’t want to get out of bed in the morning Feeling as though the light at the end of the tunnel is fading You may be suffering from depression, a condition Winston Churchill referred to as the Black Dog. Taming the Black Dog is a simple guide to managing depression, which an estimated 1 in 5 people will suffer in one form or another at some time in their lives. This small illustrated tip book contains factual information as well as treatment options. Modelled on Bev Aisbett’s successful Living with It, Taming the Black ... read more

Black Dog is shorthand for a disease that millions of people suffer from - depression. Artist and writer Matthew Johnstone, a sufferer himself, has written and illustrated this insight into what it is like to have a Black Dog as a companion. Matthew Johnstone is an artist, writer and exhibited photographer. New Zealand born, he's worked in advertising in Sydney, San Francisco and New York. He now resides in Sydney with his wife and daughter.

New Zealand author. Millions of people suffer from depression at some stage in their life. When the Black Dog comes to live with them, it also moves in with their loved ones - who may not have the tools to support the sufferer while looking after their own wellbeing. "Living with a Black Dog" is Matthew and Ainsley Johnstone's illustrated, must-have guide for the partners, family, friends and colleagues of depression sufferers. It includes practical advice about recognising the symptoms of depression in a loved one, living with a d... read more

No one wants to be depressed, yet there are millions of depressed people in the world who find it nearly impossible to pull themselves out of depression using traditional therapeutic methods. Because depression depletes motivation and self-esteem, sufferers often feel powerless to take control of the disorder. The Depression Solutions Workbook integrates three proven-effective therapies-two designed to motivate the depressed person to change and one designed to target the root of the depression-that work together to combat the most... read more