Susan-Gonsalves

Recently, I was thinking about the question: How much do you say about your depression? If you are like me, the answer is "not much" or maybe "it depends." Yes...

We all know someone like depression. She resembles a person you might meet at a party who follows you around the room, latches on and sticks with you until the...

Do you remember the commercials featuring a depressed drawn figure with a cloud and rain depicted overhead? I sometimes feel like I'm trying to outrun or outwalk my depression and...

Following my diagnosis of depression and generalized anxiety disorder, I began seeing a counselor for treatment about 12 years ago. Despite being diagnosed several months earlier, I started counseling only...

When depression strikes and rears its ugly head, anxiety is not far behind. At least that has been my experience. Depression and anxiety go hand in hand like peanut butter...

We are all so busy in our daily lives that sometimes we do not take the time to slow down and look after ourselves enough. At least that has been...

When you have had major depressive disorder for as long as I have, it becomes easier to recognize the signs when things are going in the wrong direction. I like...

Like with any illness, it is difficult for people to always know the "right" thing to say. So how about we flip things around and focus on the not-so-helpful words...

I have not always felt like Eeyore, Winnie-the-Pooh's depressed friend. But 2023 was a rough year for me and I’m glad to see it in the rear-view mirror. That is...