Fresh Hope Blog Easter Promises When We Are Depressed Easter teaches us that we are not alone. When I was first diagnosed with bipolar depression I felt alone. My religious faith taught God was Read More »
Fresh Hope Blog Strengths That Are Part Of Being Bipolar “Being bipolar has strengths,” is a quote from an article I recently read. At first I first thought the writer knew nothing about bipolar, especially Read More »
Fresh Hope Blog What Does Resiliency Look Like When You Are Depressed? “Be Bop” the clown was one of my favorite toys. Give him a “Bop” and down he went and then he came up still smiling. Read More »
Fresh Hope Blog Little Steps in Depression Managment There are little steps you can take along the journey of wellness. The major building blocks of recovery are medicine, sleep schedules and therapy. But Read More »
Fresh Hope Blog Finding Hope In The Darkness of Depression “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”— Desmond Tutu Hope helps in the healing of depression. But Read More »
Fresh Hope Blog Advice From A King In Managing Depression You are not alone in your struggle with depression. Even David, the shepherd boy who became the great king of Israel, struggled with depression. In Read More »
Fresh Hope Blog New Year: A Time To Review And Time To Celebrate When You Are Bipolar “As the old year retires and a new one is born, we commit into the hands of our Creator the happenings of the past year Read More »
Fresh Hope Blog Storms: A Walk Through Depression Each one of us who are challenged with mental illness have our own struggles and ways to get through them. Below is an excerpt of Read More »
Fresh Hope Blog Christmas Lessons When We Are Depressed At Christmas Good News…you don’t have to have a perfect Christmas. Christmas lights burn out. Your cat attacks the tree. The turkey doesn’t thaw in time or Read More »