Alexandra Massey

Depression affects people of all social classes, racial groups, and at all ages. 121 million people worldwide currently suffer from depression (World Health Organisation). In Britain alone, one adult in twenty is depressed at any one time. 60 per cent of adults will experience depression at some point in their lives yet around the same number of us say we would feel embarrassed consulting a GP about it. Alexandra Massey has been through the hell of depression and has come out the other side with a radical book that will help sufferers overcome the worst aspects of the condition without the use of medication. Her practical, realistic advice includes 10 suggestions for what you can do when you are too depressed to move, and then 10 more for how to progress when your head is just above the water, how to deal with children and how to beat depression without medication.

Beat Depression and Reclaim Your Life

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Anita Bean

More and more people are recognising the relationship between diet and emotional health. Scientific studies have identified nutrients in certain foods believed to have a dramatic effect in fighting low level depression and mental sluggishness caused by unhealthy, highly processed foods. Alexandra Massey and Anita Bean have devised an invaluable guide to changing the way you feel by changing what you put on your plate. As well as exploring the links between lifestyle, diet and disposition, they provide 10 depression-busting superfoods, plus three separate 7-day eating plans to beat the blues and boost your immune system. Their alternatives to high fat, salty and sugary processed meals will help you combat fatigue, anxiety, stress and depression and change your life and your relationship with food.

Superfoods to Boost Your Mood

Depression counsellor Alexandra Massey distils years of hard-won strategies for treating depression into an easy-to-follow, ten-step programme that will teach you how to beat depression with positive psychology. You will learn to emphasise what's right about you rather than what's wrong, and understand the importance of accepting who we are in order to stop harmful self blaming. Alexandra suffered from depression most of her life, but defeated her own condition and is now dedicated to providing practical, useful advice to help liberate others. Her step-by-step programme will help you on your journey to a new, depression-free life. With Beat Depression Fast you will find greater peace of mind, more resilience, and, eventually, the re-discovery of your dreams.

10 Steps to a Happier You Using Positive Psychology

Beat Depression Fast

Millions of people suffer from depression in silence, afraid to admit to their family, close friends or GP that they feel beaten and cannot find a way out. Alexandra Massey has been through the hell of depression and come through the side. Her bestselling book offers a practical, jargon-free and realistic lifeline to help sufferers overcome the worst aspects of the condition without the use of medication. Beat Depression offers hope and empowerment with: * 5 suggestions of what you can do when you are too depressed to move * 5 suggestions for when your head is just above the water * A 14-day workplan that offers a step-by-step recovery you take at your own pace Plus * ridding yourself of negativity and aiding recovery * advice on dealing with your children when you are depressed * dealing with feelings of deep-seated anger and grief * confronting depression head-on without medication Now with a chapter by Majorie Wallace, Chief Executive of Sane, the UK's leading mental health charity, on the wider issues of depression in society and Sane's counselling and support services, Massey's sensitive yet workable solutions could be beneficial to anyone living with depression.

Alexandra Massey

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