Philip Martin has written a wise, compassionate, and nurturing guide through the self-oppression of depression.

One of the most common outcomes of a depressive illness is a mistreated body. Now is the time to treat your body well. The more you learn to treat yourself well now, the less treatment you'll need down the road.

Philip Martin has written a wise, compassionate, and nurturing guide through the self-oppression of depression.

You are no more at fault for having depression than if you had asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or any other illness.

Overly positive, horrendously cheerful people can make a depressed person even more depressed. In fact, perhaps the least helpful thing one can say to a depressed person is, "Cheer up!"

One touch is worth ten thousand words.

It is an irony that the more possessive you are, the more love you demand, the less you receive, while the more freedom you give, the less you demand, the more love you will receive.