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How (and When!) to Say YES to Your Inner Child

Everyone has an inner child. But how often do you let yours run free?

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People like you, talking about their experience with depression.

Living with Depression: Patient Stories and Support

Read stories from people who live with and manage depression and other mental health challenges. Each story gives a first-person account of living with depression, with tips for finding the right mental health support and coping with depressive episodes. 

65 Depression Patient Stories - Page 3

How to Manage a Depressive Episode
6 mins
article
Martin Gallagher

How to Manage a Depressive Episode
Writing an Open Letter to My Mental Health Companion
5 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

Writing an Open Letter to My Mental Health Companion
6 Things to Do When You Have a Mental Health Setback
4 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

6 Things to Do When You Have a Mental Health Setback

Finding Hope for the Future after an MS Diagnosis
3 mins
article
Kat Naish

Finding Hope for the Future after an MS Diagnosis
Parenting with Depression and Anxiety
5 mins
article
Martin Gallagher

Parenting with Depression and Anxiety

Childbirth and Breastfeeding with Depression and Anxiety
3 mins
article
Megan Potts

Childbirth and Breastfeeding with Depression and Anxiety

6 Ways to Support Your Depressed Partner
3 mins
article
Kat Naish

6 Ways to Support Your Depressed Partner
7 Things You Shouldn’t Say to People with Mental Health Issues (and 5 Things You Should)
5 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

7 Things You Shouldn’t Say to People with Mental Health Issues (and 5 Things You Should)

17 (Small) Ways to Brighten Dark Days
4 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

17 (Small) Ways to Brighten Dark Days

Combat Negative Self-Talk: Write a Letter… To Yourself!
3 mins
article
Kat Naish

Combat Negative Self-Talk: Write a Letter… To Yourself!
7 Distraction Techniques to Combat Feelings of Anxiousness
4 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

7 Distraction Techniques to Combat Feelings of Anxiousness

Coping with Chronic Illness: Coming to Terms with the New Normal
4 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

Coping with Chronic Illness: Coming to Terms with the New Normal

Talking it Over: The Power of Counselling
3 mins
article
Barbara Stensland

Talking it Over: The Power of Counselling
Holding Space and the Art of Listening: 4 Habits of Good Listeners
3 mins
article
Kat Naish

Holding Space and the Art of Listening: 4 Habits of Good Listeners

8 Things Living With Chronic Illness Teaches You
5 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

8 Things Living With Chronic Illness Teaches You
6 Tips to Manage Winter Depression
3 mins
article
Birgit Bauer

6 Tips to Manage Winter Depression

About Life Effects

Living with one or more chronic conditions affects your life in so many ways. The only people who really know what you are going through are those who have faced the same challenges for years. With that in mind we have created Life Effects, an initiative shaped by patients, for patients.

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