Fighting Back Against Depression and Anxiety
You deserve to love yourself! Use these articles and our free resources to retrain your brain from enemy to ally.
What About The Suffering?
I was recently asked how one can come to terms with all the suffering and injustice in the world without falling into a deep depression, knowing that there is only so much you can do to change it. Almost every depression I’ve ever experienced came from thoughts like...
The Placebo Effect- Let Your Brain Heal Your Mind
Have you ever taken a drug and felt better immediately only to later be told that it takes hours or days or weeks for it to kick in? Did you feel foolish? You shouldn't. That was just you harnessing the glorious power of the placebo. The placebo effect has been used...
You Are Not Faking Your Mental Illness!
People who struggle with depression and anxiety often worry that they are "faking it". Google the question, and you will see over 490,000 results. If you are plagued with these doubts, it is time to let them go. Notice the accusatory tone you are taking with...
How to Neutralize Bad Memories
You know those times when you're minding your own business, and out of the blue, an old memory pops into your brain, making you cringe? Suddenly, you're back in time, reliving the event as if it were happening now? This exercise will help you strip that memory of...
Cast Away Your Negative Thoughts
There's a lovely Jewish ritual called Tashlich, which in English means to "cast off." After atoning for your sins on Yom Kippur, you then throw breadcrumbs into a moving body of water on Rosh Hashana to symbolize casting off those sins to...
What if You Really Are Unworthy?
Do you deserve happiness? I don't. How do I know? My brain tells me on a regular basis. I always thought that the one thing I could count on was the knowledge that I was a good person. So, of course, when my brain can't break through my defenses with its usual...
Fight Your Negative Thoughts
“Think positive.” “Your thoughts create your reality.” We’ve all heard it. Every great self-help book preaches some variation on this theme. In fact, there is evidence that changing your habitual thoughts can actually change your brain in ways that will support...
How to Believe you are Worthy
Feelings of worthlessness frequently plague people suffering from depression. Your cognitive distortions ensure it. Don't engage with the thoughts. For one thing, when you attempt to refute the thoughts, your brain will relentlessly argue and search your entire life...
Lies you Believe that are Crushing your Self-Esteem.
Your brain lies to you on a regular basis. How do we know? Follow the steps in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4 Your thoughts bring on feelings, and your feelings bring on more thoughts. Think them long enough, and they become beliefs. Your...
Can’t Meditate? Try This Instead!
After years of habitual negative thoughts and anxieties, your brain is like a sludge covered car engine. It still works; it just needs some care and cleaning to reveal the shine. The happy memories, the peace, the joy - they're all there...
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Jill Gould is a Mental Health Mentor who helps people take their lives back from depression and anxiety. She is certified in Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), Life, Happiness, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Coaching.
In her other life, Jill is an attorney, recruiter, entrepreneur and author, all of which take second place to her roles as wife to the love of her life, mother to two wonderful grown & happy children, and executive assistant to two mini-dachshunds.
Jill’s life and family are a testament to the fact that with the right strategies and support, you can move beyond depression and live the life of your dreams. More about Jill
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Jill Gould is a Mental Health Mentor who helps people take their lives back from depression and anxiety. She is certified in Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), Life, Happiness, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Coaching.
In her other life, Jill is an attorney, recruiter, entrepreneur and author, all of which take second place to her roles as wife to the love of her life, mother to two wonderful grown children, and executive assistant to two mini-dachshunds.
Jill’s life and family are a testament to the fact that with the right strategies and support, you can move beyond depression and live the life of your dreams. More about Jill