Depression: When the Past and Present Overshadow My Future

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Learning Objectives

· Learn the impact of depression on Society today

· Identify the risk factors, sign and symptom, and different levels of depression

· Build strategies to apply to self when depression starts to creep in

· Gain insights into the deleterious effects of isolation and what we can do about it

· Identify resources for self and others when depression is a concern 

Workshop Outline:

· Depression- What it is who gets it and can we get rid of it?

· The Risk factors and major drivers of Depression today.

· Mild-Moderate-and Severe, I can’t hide this anymore

· Looking at some case studies to help understand the signs and symptoms…just what is happening inside of us that feels so awful.

· If I knew how to Stop I would

o Strategies for all of us when Depression Creeps In

· Support- The Most Powerful Strategy to Help a Suffering Human

· Isolation Is the Enemy of Depression

· Resources and Strategies for You and for Me