Therese J. Borchard

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• Women Today: Stressed and Unhappy

  By Therese Borchard on May 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  It’s a hard time to be a woman these days. We bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, and feel unappreciated wherever we go, much less the sexy w-o-m-a-n in the Enjoli ad. According to a survey… Read More ›

• Choose Three Things That Inspire You

  By Therese Borchard on May 21, 2013 • ( 1 )

  When I’m caught in the net of a depressive cycle, few things can bring me relief. Laughing, hands down, is the best medicine … but there are days even my sense of humor has ran away with my happy thoughts…. Read More ›

• The Legend of the Two Wolves

  By Therese Borchard on May 20, 2013 • ( 0 )

  There is popular Native American legend, a Cherokee tale, called “Two Wolves” that I come across often in spiritual and psychological literature and lectures: An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,”… Read More ›

• It’s Not Your Marriage, It’s Your Depression

  By Therese Borchard on May 20, 2013 • ( 0 )

  “It often seems that I could fill a practice with cases of falling out of love, so common is the complaint,” writes bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist Peter D. Kramer in book, “Should You Leave?” He chronicles dozens of cases… Read More ›

• 6 Ways Pets Relieve Depression

  By Therese Borchard on May 19, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  The day I returned from inpatient therapy, my Lab-Chow mix cuddled up to me on the bed as I cried. She looked into my defeated gaze and licked my tears. I was astounded that this creature was capable of the… Read More ›

• Want to Be Happier? Kiss More, Hug More, Love More

  By Therese Borchard on May 17, 2013 • ( 3 )

  I’ve always known that my sensitivity and deep affection for people can often become a source of my depression. There are many days I wish I didn’t care so much … you know, about the woman in the back of… Read More ›

• 10 Real Ways to Overcome Embarrassment

  By Therese Borchard on May 16, 2013 • ( 3 )

  I recently wrote a post for Blisstree.com on overcoming embarrassments. You can find it here. I’ve excerpted from it below. There’s a reason why we say we’re dying of embarrassment. Because while we’re in the midst of an embarrassing episode,… Read More ›

• What Is a Defining Moment in My Treatment? An Interview with Everyday Health

  By Therese Borchard on May 15, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Thank you to Laurie Sue Brockway, my editor at Everyday Health for her interview of me about my new blog, “Sanity Break.” When did depression and bipolar begin in your life? I really believe that I emerged from my mother’s… Read More ›

• I Believe In Quitting

  By Therese Borchard on May 15, 2013 • ( 1 )

  Group Beyond Blue member Drama Queen wrote a powerful piece about breaking the patterns of dysfunction. I loved her essay. Here it is. I believe in quitting.  Growing up in America, in a middle-class home in a suburban community, I… Read More ›

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