How to Get "Unstuck" from Depression
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If you are suffering from depression or just feel stuck, unhappy, or that you are not living a whole life, give yourself the gift...“Depression is not a disease…” That is how the remarkable book, by James Gordon, MD, begins. It is called Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression. James Gordon, MD, was given an award by the Bravewell Collaborative for being one of the most pioneering medical thinkers of our time. Ideas that can change a culture come only a few times in a generation. Unstuck is such an idea. It provides an answer to the leading cause of disability -- depression -- that until now has had very poor solutions. So why does Dr. Gordon say that depression is not a disease? Because it is actually a sign of underlying imbalances that need to be addressed if we are to be “whole and happy.” Dr. Gordon has been working in the field of mind-body medicine for nearly 40 years. I have come to know him well, after first meeting him when I testified before the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine. He was appointed the head of the commission. His vision for a new medicine is strong and clear. He has treated patients, taught healthcare professionals about mind-body medicine and nutrition, and helped so many people “heal the wounds of war” and trauma by working in conflict-ridden places like Gaza, Bosnia, and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. His work, through his Center for Mind Body Medicine, has given him remarkable insight into the causes and nature of our suffering. Unstuck is a guide for healing your body, mind, and soul. In this book, Dr. Gordon helps us understand why we may be out of balance and guides us to the origins of depression. But he also helps us discover how trauma, chronic stress, lack of meaning, and the stories we tell ourselves about life can all make us depressed. And he helps us uncover the hormonal imbalances, food allergies, heavy metals, yeast infections, and nutritional deficiencies that can also lead to depression. These problems are the real causes of depression. This is why Dr. Gordon says that depression is not a disease. Even though the symptoms of depression may be the same or similar in people diagnosed with the “disease”, the causes that lead each person to become depressed may be very different. This concept is also the core principle of Functional Medicine and UltraWellness. Dr. Gordon not only explains this concept, but provides practical tools to help us address each of these issues that effect the health of your body, mind and soul. He gives you:
- * Simple, effective meditations to enhance the biology of your brain and body, making it easier to deal with and transform the beliefs and fears that inhibit and overwhelm you.* Clinically tested practices that use words, images, drawing, movement, yoga, and dance to help you move through depression.* Detailed, practical plans for using food and supplements as well as the ancient and powerful methods of Chinese medicine to balance your physical and mental functioning.* Ways to make the world’s spiritual wisdom and spiritual practices an ongoing part of your healing journey.
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