The long night : readings and stories to help you through depression /
Kantrowitz, Jessica,
The long night : readings and stories to help you through depression / Jessica Kantrowitz. - 178 pages ; 19 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-175).
My own long night -- Companions on the road -- God suffers with us -- Carrying on until you can't carry on any more -- Learning to pray when prayer hurts -- Prayer and the body -- Monsters under the bed -- A safe place to cry while you learn how not to cry -- Darkness and light -- Coping mechanisms -- Finding your people (and losing them) -- Finding your people online -- Finding your true calling -- Depression lies -- My own fatal flaw -- Wanting to die -- Loving someone in pain -- Finding real-life community again -- Epilogue: What you have gained, you have gained.
The author, a theologian, shares her selections of inspirational writings from Henri Nouwen, Thomas Merton and others, along with her own struggles with depression and migraines.
9781506456645 1506456642
Kantrowitz, Jessica--Mental health.
Depressed persons--Prayers and devotions.
Depressed persons--Meditations.
Meditations.
The long night : readings and stories to help you through depression / Jessica Kantrowitz. - 178 pages ; 19 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-175).
My own long night -- Companions on the road -- God suffers with us -- Carrying on until you can't carry on any more -- Learning to pray when prayer hurts -- Prayer and the body -- Monsters under the bed -- A safe place to cry while you learn how not to cry -- Darkness and light -- Coping mechanisms -- Finding your people (and losing them) -- Finding your people online -- Finding your true calling -- Depression lies -- My own fatal flaw -- Wanting to die -- Loving someone in pain -- Finding real-life community again -- Epilogue: What you have gained, you have gained.
The author, a theologian, shares her selections of inspirational writings from Henri Nouwen, Thomas Merton and others, along with her own struggles with depression and migraines.
9781506456645 1506456642
Kantrowitz, Jessica--Mental health.
Depressed persons--Prayers and devotions.
Depressed persons--Meditations.
Meditations.