Keith Howard

Tag: Anxiety

  • Acedia and Depression

    Acedia and Depression

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    Photo by Jen Theodore on Unsplash “You deserve to be happy,” my friends say. Who disagrees? “Maybe you are just depressed. See the doctor. Get some of those ‘happy pills’” Depression was a frequent house guest when I was young, often visiting my mother for weeks, even months at a time. She would sit, almost…

  • Secondary Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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    I spent much of the past week at the BC Conference leaders’ event, Sowing Promise, Growing Leaders. The event was very good with a combination of inspiration and encouragement, mediated by Peter Short, teamed with windows for people to begin pursuit of individual areas of reflection and action. One of the most useful times for…