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SAD Light Therapy
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I'm Proud to Be the Founder of Moms on Mushrooms
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Are Medical Mushrooms Really Magic?
A growing number of practitioners are looking to the power of psychedelics to treat mental health conditions. Are they worth the trip?
Ketamine Therapy Gave Me the Joy I Never Had with Treatment-Resistant Depression
I finally know what it feels like to be happy — an emotion I’d only ever heard about before
For Years, I Lived with Seasonal Affective Disorder, Thinking It Was Just the Winter Blues
There’s no cure for SAD, but I’ve learned ways to keep it under control
The Life-Changing Hope of New Treatments for Clinical Depression
For thousands who find no relief in traditional antidepressants, new treatments may bring light to the darkness of depression
Is It Just Sadness or Is It Clinical Depression?
Should you just deal with sad feelings on your own, or ask for help?
What Dr. Virginia Lindahl Wants You to Know About Suicide
Educating yourself about suicide risks and prevention could help you save someone's life
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