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The Path to Happiness is Sound Mental Health

August 5, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

In July 2011 the UN General Assembly passed a historic resolution: It invited member countries to measure the happiness of their people and to use this to help guide theirContinue Reading

Filed Under: Health, iFred, Inspiration, International, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Research, Youth Tagged With: depression advocacy, happiness, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, mental health, movement for global mental health, suicide prevention, teach hope

Artwork Inspires a Message of Hope Among Students

July 22, 2014 By Kathryn 9 Comments

April 4th, 2014 was a day of true celebration. Students gathered in the heart of campus at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte to witness the dedication of aContinue Reading

Filed Under: Art Therapy, Artwork for Hope, Branding, Events, Everyday Heroes, iFred, Inspiration, Sunflowers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art for Hope, Cindy Ballero, end stigma, iFred, mental health, rebranding depression, Sunflowers, The Respite, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Shining a Light for Depression: An Invitation to Plant Hope

May 15, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Many of us recognize the unfortunate stigma that remains in society when it comes to openly discussing our own or our loved ones depression and/or mental health. Yet, as PaoloContinue Reading

Filed Under: Branding, Celebrities, Depression, Depression Foundation, Everyday Heroes, Field for Hope, iFred, Inspiration, Sunflowers, Uncategorized Tagged With: end stigma, field for hope, fields for hope, Gardens for Hope, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, Mental Health Blog, Penny Tate, rebranding depression, Rick Springfield, Shining a Light of Hope on Depression, suicide prevention, teach hope

Kathryn’s Story: Tackling Depression with a Smart Treatment Plan

February 4, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

As we hold onto our own islands of Hope in the face of depression, we are sure that the same treatment doesn’t work for everyone. Along with therapy and medication,Continue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Hope Stories, iFred, Inspiration, Mental Health, Suicide and Grief, Suicide Prevention, Tips and Tools Tagged With: depression, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, mental health, mental health treatement, suicide prevention, teach hope

Seeds for Hope

February 3, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

I still remember the first day I met Kathryn Goetze, founder of the International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred). It was in Greece on the 2nd ofContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, iFred, Inspiration, Jagannath Lamichhane, Movement for Global Mental Health, Sunflowers Tagged With: 21st century–depression, biology of the brain, create hope, depression, depression is treatable, end stigma, Field for Hope campaign, global mental health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, Jagannath Lamichhane, mental health, mental health news, suicide prevention, sunflower, teach hope

A Touching Message from a South African Sacred Activist; Her Thoughts on Mandela, Healing, and Hope

December 7, 2013 By Kathryn 1 Comment

Dear fellow Sacred Activists: I have a heavy heart and many tears I am shedding this morning. I am crying for my beloved country. My heart is aching for allContinue Reading

Filed Under: Celebrities, Education, Everyday Heroes, Health, Hope Stories, iFred, Inspiration, Mental Health, Sunflowers, Tips and Tools Tagged With: AND HOPE, healing, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, Lyndall Hare, Mandela, Mandela and Hope, Nelson Mandela, political exile, Possession of the Freedom Charter, SOUTH AFRICAN SACRED ACTIVIST, suicide prevention, teach hope