“I felt like a car was parked on my body. I couldn’t move.” “I couldn’t feed or dress myself. A friend had to come by every day to feed me.” These are the words of two people who live with depression. When I have gone through depressions as part of my struggle with bipolar disorder, […]

As a counselling agency in the Lower Mainland we are seeing a marked increase in the numbers of people seeking professional help for depression. This supports Health Canada’s report that depression continues to be Canada’s fastest-rising diagnosis. The impact on sufferers and their family and friends is enormous, as are the societal and economic costs. […]