DEPRESSION<BR>Coping Spiritually with the Challenges

Sister Carole Riley Dr. Riley explores the nature and dynamics of depression in children, adults, the family, the community and the life of the Church. She offers keen insights into this dark reality and gives practical suggestions for dealing with depression on all levels. She shows how physical activity, prayer, ritual, meditation, music, friendly support and, when needed, professional counseling can aid in lifting a person out of the darkness and into the light. Dr. Riley draws on her own professional and extensive pastoral and teaching experiences to address this reality in a way that is filled with hope and realistic goals. She points out the times and situations that make it more likely that a child or adult will be afflicted by depression and outlines ways that the depression can be addressed. It is ultimately our understanding that God loves and calls each of us to live our lives fully and completely that gives us the power to deal with the internal and external pressures that all need to deal with from childhood to old age. This presentation can be a life preserver for those who feel they are drowning in the midst of life’s woes and a tool for good Samaritans who are willing to come to the aid of those in our midst who are suffering from grave emotional distress.