It was July, and the weather outside my window was sunny—but inside, it was a different story. At the beginning of the summer I’d been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I myself thought that I suffered from major depressive disorder. I felt as though I were sinking into a black hole. […]
Hi Dr. Brooks! You are a renowned clinical psychologist and author of a multitude of books on resilience. How do you define resilience and how can we build it in ourselves and our children? You have written about the difference between recovery and resilience, specifically resilience to loss and trauma such as the violent death […]
Find a therapist. Join a support group. Join a walk. Start a journal. Honor a loved one: […]
I saw this quote recently, and it made me think about Matt and all of the people who have connected to me over the last two years. “People come into your life as a blessing or a lesson.“ As I sit here thinking about Matt’s tragic death by suicide two years ago and his 41 […]