Not all individuals with chronic depression were victims of abuse. Some individuals with chronic depression just woke up depressed one day and have no idea why the world has become so bleak. Some people do not have triggers for their depressive episode. Knowing that, for a great number of people, depression does not need a…

Fighting fatalism is important because choices become more evident. With choice comes change. The ability to create change is a powerful thing and necessary for recovery. The ability to create change defies fatalistic views that there is no free will or that things will never improve. Change starts with a thought and ends with actions….

When I first moved to Japan, I was told that sumimasen (excuse me)was the most important word in the Japanese language, but I think douzo (do what makes you feel comfortable; go ahead; after you; and other such phrases) is much more important for daily life in Nagoya. For expats who want to engage and…