Overcome Depression Blog Tour with Giveaway

BREAKTHROUGH SCIENCE SHINES NEW LIGHT ON HOLY SCRIPTURES. “…pulls back the curtain to clearly & simply reveal how our mind works… A fun and eye-opening book” Karl Benzio, M.D., Medical Director: Honey Lake Clinic & Lighthouse Network.

This faith-based, reader friendly guide offers more than 100 self-help strategies and recovery skills for coping with depression. Brain Science and evidence based therapeutic practices offer hands-on, practical tools for immediate use.

“Amazing book! I have read so many books on depression and this is the only one that has truly helped me.”—Wendy Freeman, California

“…an amazing book on overcoming depression… deep, and yet understandable… a very practical and encouraging book about a very dark subject.”—Bill Walden, Pastor Cornerstone Ministries, Ca.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Margaret Lalich is a believer, a lover (family, friends and others), a relentless optimist, and a Certified Laughter Leader. Before becoming a college freshman (in her 30’s), she chose a teen marriage over graduation.  Later adventures, and mid-life corrections, led to completion of her M.S. and M.A. degrees and a 31-year career as a clinician and teacher, within mental health.

Laughter and tears are both found in experience. Tears can wash away emotional rubble, and laughter can be a ‘bungee-cord’ safety-life-line. If we fall into a pit of despair, laughter helps us rebound and boosts our climb. Margaret loves to share it.

Margaret is a mom, Grandma, and Great-Grandma who writes stories and non-fiction – highlighting experience, science, strategies, and hope. She wants to connect with readers — helping them find (and use) their gifts, and to live their own definition of ‘success’ – to the Glory of God.

MY TAKE:

I found this book to be very helpful. Being familiar with people who commonly and often suffer from bouts of depression, I am often curious about how to be helpful and yet respect the fact that this is an illness. I found this book enlightening to the causes and symptoms of depression, as well as, encouraging as to ways to handle the depression and not having to stay stuck! 

The other thing I am usually looking for is something that combines Scripture and Science - which this book did fabulously. Sometimes it is easy to kind of rule out one or the other - or make the illness just a spiritual or just a physical problem when it could tie into both. There is so much information and categories covered, it's a bit difficult to put it all into a review. Margaret offers advice about doctors - what types, what might be best for you; drugs - different options - pharmaceutical and natural; social life, spiritual life... As I said, she covers a lot! I would definitely recommend this book if you know someone who is dealing with depression and maybe you want to share with them if they are open, or even just for you to learn for yourself what options there are available. 

I received a free copy of this book courtesy of Celebrate Lit and the Author. However, I was not asked to write a positive review and all opinions are my own. 

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