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Informationen zum Autor A speaker, author, and counselor, Gregory L. Jantz, Ph.D., is the founder of the Center for Counseling and Health Resources, a leading healthcare facility that has been featured on Dr. Phil. Dr. Jantz speaks nationally at conferences and hosts his own radio program. He and his wife of nearly thirty years have two sons and live in Seattle. Ann McMurray is a writer from Mountlake Terrace, Washington, who has teamed with Dr. Jantz on a variety of projects for many years. The Center serves clients globally with its whole person approach. Visit www.aplaceofhope.com Klappentext You Can Hope Again If you feel you will never get out of depression! Dr. Gregg Jantz has one word for you: hope. Gregg believes that since every person's path into depression is unique! every path out will be unique as well. And healing is possible. Turning Your Down into Up will help you: • Determine whether you are depressed • Understand why you can't "just snap out of it" • Decide whether medication might be a good option for you • See the link between depression and overdependence on social media • Understand how family dynamics affect you • Be encouraged that you can find healing This practical book includes a three-month personal recovery plan that focuses on spiritual renewal! emotional wellness! environmental balance! physical health! relational healing! and tech detox. Along with unique insights into treating the whole person! Turning Your Down into Up includes questions for reflection and journaling prompts. Here you will find real answers…Real freedom…Real hope. "Turning Your Down Into Up is a comprehensive! whole-person approach to curing depression…with new answers and hope for the healing journey." -Dr. Catherine Hart Weber! author of Flourish: Discover The Daily Joy of Abundant! Vibrant Living Not Just a Case of the Blues Depression is on the rise, according to the World Health Organization. The phenomenon isn’t contained within the borders of the United States or confined to the technological frontiers of the First World. Across the globe, by the year 2020, depression will be second only to heart disease as the leading cause of debilitating illness. It’s everywhere; it’s increasing; it’s serious. This isn’t just a global case of the blues. If you ask people on the street if they know someone who has suffered from heart problems, they will probably tell about an uncle or a parent who has had a heart attack, angioplasty, or bypass surgery. In some cases, that person may no longer be alive. But often, the patient will have recovered and is reportedly “doing great.” Ask them if they know someone who has suffered from depression, and they may not answer as quickly. Most will probably be able to come up with someone. They may remember an aunt who always seemed unhappy at family functions, if she showed up at all. They may recall a cousin who was depressed in high school. They will probably be hesitant to conclude the person is doing well. Instead, they tend to adopt a more watchful, wait-and-see attitude. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, depression is a leading disability worldwide, affecting more than 350 million people.1 At the facility I founded, the Center for Counseling and Health Resources near Seattle, Washington, people come to us with fears, doubts, nonexistent motivation, and a general lack of vitality in their lives. The hope and optimism of childhood seem a distant, ill-remembered dream as they venture through adulthood. At the Center, we recognize these symptoms of depression and work to stem its tide in those we counsel. Society doesn’t always make our job easier. People often mention the late Kurt Cobain (1967–94) when discussing depression. Kurt, the lead singer for the grunge group Nirvana, ...
