1. How Cutting Off Depression Makes It Worse; 2. The Gifts of Depression as Stages of a Journey; 3. Depression as a Reorientation; 4. Depression as a Search for Meaning; 5. Depression as an Inner Revolution; 6. Depression as a Way of Reclaiming Grief; 7. Depression as Enlightenment: Embracing Emptiness; 8. Depression as an Expansion of the Allowable; 9. Depression as Freedom from Seeking Approval; 10. Depression as an Opening to the Mysterious; 11. In Defense of Defensiveness; 12. Final Thoughts; References; About the Author.
Summary
The best-selling author of The Gift of ADHD offers cognitive behavioral and mindfulness strategies for transforming depression into a tool for growth; exploring how depression can point us towards important truths about our selves; and discovering how to use our depression to change our lives in meaningful ways.