Healing Depression for Life: The Personalized Approach that Offers New Hope for Lasting Relief by Gregory L. Jantz

Healing Depression for Life: The Personalized Approach that Offers New Hope for Lasting Relief Reviews

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  Christina Baehr

  This is a hard book to review, partially because I read most of it about a year ago. I will say that I found it helpful in giving me a wide range of strategies with which to first comprehend and then tackle my seasonal depression (sometimes called SAD). As with all self-help books of our age, it occasionally touts itself as providing singular/invaluable/irreplaceable insight—a claim I am always suspicious of, especially when it comes to a subject so written about as this one. However, I didn’t find this dash of hubris unbearable.
  I really appreciated the multi-faceted approach, touching on everything from sleep issues to nutrition to medication to faith. Near the end, one section veered a little close to positive affirmation for me, but I did appreciate the author’s encouragement to pursue joy.
  While I would not expect this book to “cure” anyone, I would recommend it as one practical and useful part of your approach to handling depression, if you suffer from it.
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  Jan

  This book by Gregory Jantz, the founder of A Place of Hope, is the very fine work of the holistic approach for people suffering from eating disorders, depression, anxiety, with trauma. From page one I found this book to be straight forward and step by step. It could be used by just one person or a group.
  I loved the way the book was laid out. Part one was mind, two was soul and three was body. The self-assessment tools were in the back with 35 other pages of helpful hints. Each chapter was followed by a personal action plan. Just reading this book would not fix you but if you managed to consciously follow each step writing and journaling (no small quick fix) you would chapter by chapter see great improvement in all aspects of your life. There were no quick Bible verses, and quotes, just steady as you go work by you the troubled individual moving forward. No lectures or reprimands, all positive action steps with examples. A very timely discussion on the effect of media and technology and its negative effect on your sleeping, try keeping a log, analyzing your light and routine. A periodic digital detox and discovering new healthy escapes in life. Hard looks at addictions and their role and what we are trying to avoid by these behaviors.
  I can’t say enough positive things about this book, if you could only have one self help book I would strongly suggestion buying this one and returning to it often. It was never preachy but so personal that you felt Dr Jantz had taken the morning off just to help you, as a friend.
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  Sarah Simon

  Excellent book for those who have depression or think they might have it. The author does a great job of covering all aspects that could be bringing on depression: chemical imbalances, hurt and pain from your past that you haven't dealt with, what foods you are or are not eating, vitamin deficiencies and so on.
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  Diane

  I think this book is for people who have no clue about depression and how to get help. Personally, I didn’t not learn much from it that I didn’t already have knowledge of. Aside from recent statistics, the chapter on supplements were the only help I received from the book.
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  Krista

  I felt like most of the advice was a little superficial, didn’t dig in where I was hoping it would. But the list of helpful vitamin supplements is worth the read for me. I already take many vitamins, but didn’t know about a lot of the ones mentioned in this book. Depending on your depression struggle, you may get something out of this, and not just what I did.
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  Jeanette Cole

  Very interesting book. It really helped me to understand that there are many different causes of depression. It's not cut and dry. I enjoyed the workbook too!
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  Patrice

  This was better than I expected. I learned a lot here and may need to re-read it because it's so informative.
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  Ashley

  Accessible, helpful whole life approach- addresses body and soul
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  Julie

  I won this on a Goodreads giveaway and hoped it would give some insight into a topic I rarely read about or explore. I read it more slowly than a normal fiction novel I enjoy so that I could take in each chapter and think about the action items. There were some helpful tips and I will say that it has inspired me to look into the subject further.
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  Noni Fro (Janon)

  I ordered the set of this book and workbook for my daughter. She hasn't picked it up, but I devoured the book version. This book is excellent for not only people struggling with depression but with stress, addiction, anger and so on.
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  Kristy

  This was such an informative book..I will be reading it again very soon!
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  Grace

  Self help. Self help. Self help. Just do it.