Depression & Grief

Mindfulness won't make grief or depression disappear - but it can change how you carry them. These articles and practices offer gentle, grounded approaches to sitting with difficult emotions without being consumed by them.
Depression & Grief
The Tyranny of Relentless Positivity 

When we ignore difficult emotions, they end up controlling us. Here's how embracing emotional agility allows us to deal with the world as it is. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • February 2, 2018
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Depression & Grief
Go Toward What Hurts 

Frank Ostaseski shares experiences from his decades working with dying people and those who are dealing with the death of loved ones. Read More 

  • Frank Ostaseski
  • July 5, 2017
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Depression & Grief
5 Ways Sadness is Good for You 

Scientists are finding out how sadness works in the brain—and they're discovering that it can confer important advantages. Read More 

  • Joseph Forgas and Steven Hickman
  • April 25, 2017
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Depression & Grief
The Upside of Sadness 

It’s never fun, but over the course of a lifetime, sadness visits us all. What if instead of resisting, you could welcome it in and listen to what it has to say? Read More 

  • Steven Hickman
  • April 10, 2017
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Depression & Grief
Why We’re Hardwired to Armor Our Hearts 

Keeping a distance shields us from the pain we've already experienced and future wounds. But it's only when we acknowledge pain and tend to it that we're able to open up—to others and ourselves. Read More 

  • Vinny Ferraro
  • October 27, 2016
Depression & Grief
Is Mindfulness the Future of Therapy? 

Fifteen years after Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy was introduced to the world, this groundbreaking treatment only reaches a small percentage of people suffering from depression. Two innovators want to change that. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • September 13, 2016
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Depression & Grief
Using Mindfulness to Navigate “Self” 

Holding onto pain and loss keeps us mired in anxiety and perpetuates our problems over the long term. Mindfulness can help us change our relationship to what we find limiting in our lives. Read More 

  • Patricia Rockman
  • July 25, 2016
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