Depression & Grief
Meditation and Running: a Treatment for Depression
New research suggests combining mindfulness meditation and running into a mental health program could help reduce depression. Read More 
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 5 Major Mind Traps that Hinder Happiness
These roadblocks keep us stuck in the depression loop: caught up in negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as the brain anxiously rehashes past events and simultaneously rehearses a hopeless, catastrophic future. Here are some ways to avoid falling into these traps. Read More
Depression & Grief
A Journey to the Center of Yourself
Depression is not an end point. It’s the beginning of a process. If we heed the call for growth and change, a more enriching life awaits. James Gordon, M.D., author of "Unstuck," talks to Tracy Picha. Read More
Depression & Grief
How to Navigate Sadness Mindfully
When we’re separated from or lose someone we love, when things don’t go our way, sadness naturally occurs. It’s the sign of a tender heart. Unchecked, it can be deeply unhealthy. Read More
Depression & Grief
Uncovering Happiness
Bouts of depression range from the mild and infrequent to the severe and chronic. For serious depression, you should seek qualified help. But for any level of depression, it helps to know that underlying the darkness is happiness—and our brain is equipped with the means to uncover it. Read More
Depression & Grief
A Matter of Death and Life
High school seniors at The Harley School in Rochester, New York, have the option of taking a class called “hospice.” Most who sign up for it don’t know what they’re in for, but none of them forget the experience when it’s over. Read More
Depression & Grief
Winter Blues
"Perhaps," says Sylvia Boorstein, "these days of less sunlight are opportunities for more contemplative time, more looking deeply to see what can only be seen in the dark." Read More
Depression & Grief
Thoughts Are Not Facts
Next time your mind jumps to a conclusion that inevitably sends in you in a spiral toward depression or anxiety, check to see where your head was at the time of that interpretation. Read More
Depression & Grief
Remembering Jamie Zimmerman, ABC’s Meditation Doctor
Jamie Zimmerman, a reporter and doctor for the ABC News medical unit, drowned while on vacation in Hawaii this month. A longtime friend offers kind words and a mindfulness practice for coping with grief. Read More
Depression & Grief
Some Love Stories End: A Mindful Journey of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness
It can be tough to admit that a romance that began with so much joy and promise just isn’t working. But your lover doesn’t need to become your enemy. Read More
