{"product_id":"dark-nights-of-the-soul-reflections-on-faith-and-the-depressed-brain-second-edition-9781087922447","title":"Dark Nights of the Soul: Reflections on Faith and the Depressed Brain, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e2019 WINNER: WRITER'S DIGEST SELF-PUBLISHED EBOOK AWARDS, CATEGORY NONFICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first edition ebook won first place in a Writer's Digest contest. This new edition, whether in ebook or paperback, contains the material of the award-winning book plus additional material: a dedication, foreword, acknowledgements, and a bonus essay I'm calling \"The One Thing: The 5,000 Most Important Words I Have Ever Written (So Far).\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark nights of the soul happen at the intersection of faith and depression. In 2000, I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I had been living with a depressed brain my whole life and didn't know it. How many more people are walking around sad, irritable, and cynical, and don't even know why? Or maybe they have a reason, but it hits them harder than most people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow many more feel this underlying sorrow and think it's normal? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow many more think they can't be (or shouldn't be) depressed, because a personal relationship with Jesus is supposed to make you immune to it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI started a blog in 2015. In this book, I've collected the posts that speak to recovery from depression. The book includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A look inside the mind of someone with clinical depression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- 4 Principles for Recovery (that came from hard experience)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Understanding the voice of the depressed brain (and how to fight back)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- 22 scientifically proven ways to help cope with and alleviate depression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How faith and religion can either help or hurt your recovery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Resources for finding professional help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecovery is one day at a time. After twenty years of one day at a time, I can say a happy and fulfilling life is possible, even if your depressed brain colors everything in gray. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indy Pub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781087922447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.31d","brand":"David Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38020341399733,"sku":"9781087922447","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7733e2ac-c733-4480-a09a-82b721ff32a9.jpg?v=1609175217","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dark-nights-of-the-soul-reflections-on-faith-and-the-depressed-brain-second-edition-9781087922447","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}