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  Patterns in Stories of Lasting Healing From Depression By  Jacob Z. Hess  · January 26, 2023 This is a longer post, but is very much worth reading! The following first appeared  on Public Square Magazine .  What can we learn from people who find sustainable healing from depression?  This has been a question burning under my fingernails ever since learning about a remarkable researcher named Kelly Turner. Dr. Kelly Turner noticed  something usual in her early studies at the University of California at Berkeley. Across the 1,000+ cases of “spontaneous” or “radical” remission from cancer (where someone heals in a statistically unlikely way after conventional medicine has failed), very few questions were asked of the survivors themselves. So, she set about doing just that—conducting interviews with initially just 20 people and ultimately gathering many hundreds of stories all around the world. Her findings are summarized in the bestseller,  Rad...

Today as I post this article about suicide, a funeral is being held for a good friend of one of my grandson's, about 20 years old, who took his own life.  I do hope any reading this haven't experienced this with anyone close to you.  But we have, and it truly is heartbreaking.  For those left behind, the healing power of the Atonement of our Savior Jesus Christ is the only thing that can heal your heart.  This is a comforting article. 4 Lessons of Hope I Learned from My Sister's Suicide by Ganel-Lyn Condie  | Sep. 16, 2017 Makes You Think Mormon Life  For National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we wanted to highlight this powerful story from LDS author Ganel-Lyn Condie. Ben found our sister dead. Meggan took her own life in our parents’ backyard. There was no more hiding from suicide. It was my mom’s birthday. We finished the cake and presents, the candles and congratulations, and to...

This is truly a beautiful entry by Seth Adams Smith today.  I have watched the video and it is also very beautiful and touching.  After reading this blog, you can go to this URL listed here, and then click on the video and watch it.   If you know anyone with depression or suicidal thoughts, please give them the love and security they need, unconditionally.  Love can save lives! http://sethadamsmith.com/2014/10/23/beauty-for-ashes/ Beauty for Ashes BY   SETH ADAM SMITH   ON   OCTOBER 23, 2014 • Angela Johnson’s sculpture of the woman with an issue of blood. At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus read from the scriptures, saying: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted…to set at liberty them that are bruised.” (Luke 4:22) In the book of Isaiah, a similar scripture finishes with: “…to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,  to give ...

For those who have read Seth Adam Smith's blogs, you will know he once tried to commit suicide, and his father found him and saved him.  Since then he has become so grateful for life, and has a beautiful way of expressing it.  I need to think about these thoughts, because recently, I have had a lot of stomach problems and nausea, and find myself not enjoying life most of the time.   Of course, we are looking for solutions, but at least I am ALIVE!  I need to concentrate on that!  This is his article as he wrote it.  I don't want to apologize for re-posting his blogs often lately-- they just happen to have been very worth reading the last few days! INSPIRATIONAL I’m Grateful For Paper Cuts BY   SETH ADAM SMITH   ON   JULY 20, 2014 •  (  LEAVE A COMMENT  ) Some time ago, I was asked by Nate Bagley (of  Loveumentary.com ) to participate in a Gratitude Challenge. As part of this challenge, I was ...

\Seth Adam Smith on a LITERAL odyssey Skip to content Home About Me A “Literal” Odyssey Forward Walking The Seven Paths Subscribe and Follow (from Pal)  I decided to post this today, in case anyone reads this today or anytime in the future:) To the Depressed and Suicidal: I Know How It Feels Seth Adam Smith  /  14 hours ago   --   Posted on Facebook on December 19, 2013 LDS Missionaries I came home a year early from my mission because I was suffering from depression. To any missionary that is suffering: "Just as night is defeated by the dawn, or as the winter is conquered by the spring, or as the darkness is dominated by any degree of light, I know that you can make it through this." Please SHARE this article with anyone who is suffering from depression. http://sethadamsmith.com/2013/12/18/an-open-letter/ I wasn’t going to write anything today. In fact, I wasn’t going to publ...