Cindy Hoard

Broschiertes Buch

Spirit Rising

My Winding, Tumultuous Odyssey with Depression

Beschreibung

Spirit Rising, My Winding, Tumultuous Odyssey with Depression, a memoir by Cindy Hoard blends self-help, lived experience, treatments of major depression, and evolution of her spiritual life. Her profession as a well-known psychologist; and her personal insight and practices dramatically impact her rollercoaster ride. Spirit Rising lets you travel with her managing ongoing challenges including earning her doctoral degree, treatment for endometriosis, breast cancer, and caregiving of her elderly parents, with the ever-present undertow of treatment-resistant depression. Follow her saga as she expands her knowledge and her daily survival practices, with continuing moments of hope and inspiration. Every reader will take away different insights, combined with benefits for patients, family members, physicians, friends, professional therapists, spiritual directors, professors and anyone curious about the multiple issues, insights, and approaches to the odyssey of treatment-resistant depression. Topics include: Incorporation of medications Talk therapies Electric Convulsive Treatment (ECT) Deep Brain Stimulation Alternative approaches: acupuncture/acupressure, Reiki, Traditional Chinese Medicine Steps toward optimal self-care and self-compassion Appreciation and contributions of creativity/arts to wholeness Meditation, Mindfulness & Contemplation Spiritual healing through solitude, letting go and Dark Nights of the Soul This broad range of topics will allow you to reflect upon, explore, and ask questions of yourself, professionals, family and friends Or...simply enjoy, the heart-warming, informative account of personal, professional, and spiritual transformation.

Autor

Cindy Hoard is a student and patient of treatment-resistant depression. She has undergone a wide range of treatments, therapies andactivities to help herself over many years. As a consumer of many sources of information, research and modalities she has been an active participant in her own care. Over 40 years she documented her journey, expressed her reactions to lived experiences and kept a history of her progress in journals.Dr. Cindy is a retired child psychologist and former special education teacher who has worked primarily with children birth to age six and their families in a variety of settings and cultures. She has worked with Head Start and Early Intervention Programs for over 20 years, truly her passion. She has had an amazing variety of experiences and has continued to learn from the children and families she has served.A vital element of this odyssey has been the evolution, rollercoaster and maturation of the Spiritual dimension of her life. Dr. Cindy integrates aspects of formal religion, world religions, meditation, and mindfulness as integral to all facets of her life. Daily practices are essential to the maintenance of her calm and peacefulness.Cindy enjoys a variety of creative projects such as quilts, cooking, needlework, making cards with dried flowers and multimedia pieces of art. She enjoys music, singing and playing the flute and loves personal retreats in rich natural settings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dr. Cindy Hoard EdD, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 456g
• ISBN-13: 9798986919904
• Artikelnr.: 68112458