Your heart and mind are more connected than many people realize. Studies show depression and cardiovascular disease are tied in ways that affect both diagnosis and recovery. People with depression face a higher risk of developing heart problems. In turn, people with heart conditions face a higher risk of depression.

Losing your job disrupts more than your paycheck and daily calendar. The emotional toll of job loss can reach into your self-worth and sense of purpose. As you face unanswered applications or rejection emails, that constant uncertainty chips away at your confidence.

Most people carry on a constant conversation inside their heads. That inner monologue is the designer that shapes how you see your future and your value. But sometimes, especially if you battle depression, those thoughts can turn cruel.

Depression is one of the most unrecognized challenges in senior living. Yet, geriatric depression does affect millions of people over 65.

Depression often builds slowly, and knowing how to restore hope during those darkest stretches is not always obvious. The downward spiral can make hope feel out of reach, maybe even permanently gone.

Depression is often misunderstood as something that can only be treated with medication, or worse, something people should be able to “push through” on their own.

How do you find peace when your heart is filled with despair? Living with depression is a challenge. And when it exists long enough, we begin to question life’s purpose. Persistent depression becomes “normal”.  The despair drains your heart, and you feel weary. You begin to believe depression is who you are. You ask yourself, “What is the point of living a life like this?”  

You know that you need help. You’ve been struggling for a bit, and you know these thoughts and feelings will only worsen, especially if left untreated.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost everyone this year in a variety of ways. Now, with new case surges popping up throughout the country, many states are facing additional lockdown restrictions and regulations.