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Unpacking Depression: An Interview with Psychologist Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg

Lawyers with Depression

With poor self-care, poor nutrition, you may end up stimulating or starting that feeling of low energy, of low interest in the world around you. It talks about how and why exercise and nutrition are important. You are born with a brain that is going to tend toward depression because of the function of neurotransmitters in your brain.

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Reflections on the Silicon Valley Teen Suicides-by-Train: Fifteen Years Later

Mad in America

The suicides seemed to trigger a general darkening in the mood at the schools. It encompasses six domains or “pillars,” all of which are backed by substantial scientific evidence demonstrating their efficacy: nutrition, detox, exercise, sleep hygiene, emotional connectedness, and stress reduction.