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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.
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Depression & Grief
The Importance of Sadness 

Sadness isn't necessarily something to be avoided. In fact, Susan Piver says despair can be the consequence of fighting it. Compassion is what happens when you don’t.  Read More 

  • Susan Piver
  • April 20, 2011
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Depression & Grief
6 Mindful Strategies for Recovering from Loss 

Ronald Alexander, Ph.D. shares the story of a young couples journey to healing after the loss of their two children, and offers six strategies for us to use when confronted with the tragedy of loss. Read More 

  • Ronald Alexander
  • April 6, 2011
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Depression & Grief
Healing the Child Within 

The cry we hear from deep in our hearts, says Thich Nhat Hanh, comes from the wounded child within. Healing this inner child’s pain will transform negative emotions. Read More 

  • Thich Nhat Hanh
  • April 5, 2011
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Depression & Grief
Meditation Practices in the Wake of Tragedy 

As Japan continues to cope with the aftermath of its recent natural disasters, the rest of us follow news updates and perhaps even make a charitable donation. Still want to do more? Diana Winston shares this personal meditation session focusing on Japan. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • March 30, 2011
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Depression & Grief
A Wound of Great Magnitude 

This excerpt from grief counselor Meg Spinella on the Tuscon shootings sheds light on the losses in Newtown.  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • January 18, 2011
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Depression & Grief
Letting Ourselves Heal 

Saki Santorelli says that healing begins when we uncover our vulnerable places. Hear him talk about this via the livestream of the recent Creating a Mindful Society. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • November 23, 2010
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Depression & Grief
Rebirth 

After experiencing a painful break-up, Misha Becker discovers that in every moment is a death and a rebirth. In the gap is the opportunity for healing and a fresh start. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 31, 2010
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Depression & Grief
Death Don’t Have No Mercy: A Memoir of a Mother’s Death 

When the time comes is it possible to override the instinct to hold on? Mariana Caplan chronicles the intimate and universal experience of her mother’s death, recounting the resistance, the acceptance, and the many unplanned feelings in between.   Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 31, 2010
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Depression & Grief
Love’s Legacy Lost 

A child of one economic crisis, he died on the eve of another. His gift of love was economic security for his family. His son James Kullander reflects on the sadness of a legacy lost. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 24, 2010
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The Art of Losing: On Writing, Dying, & Mom 

How do we reconcile chaos with control? Cataloging moments of poetry and disaster, novelist and essayist Ruth Ozeki makes sense of family quirks, history almost lost, and the death of parents. Read More 

  • Ruth Ozeki
  • August 24, 2010
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