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Women Depression

PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Clinical Depression and Motherhood

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Marriage, Therapy, Depression, Parenting Tips, Women's Health, Pregnancy, Women Depression, Prozac, Parenting, Antenatal Depression, Parenting Advice, Family, Mother's Day, Healthy Living News
Morra Aarons-Mele

For the first couple months I told people I was pregnant with my first baby, when they shrieked, I had the instinct to cry and tell them to go screw themselves.

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The Elizabeth Gilbert Effect: The Ills of 'Feministy' Memoirs

Koa Beck | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Eat Pray Love, Women's Rights, Elizabeth Gilbert, Depression, Women's Issues, Divorce, Women's Self-Esteem, Memoir, Relationship Advice, Travel, Chick Lit, Women Depression, Books News
Koa Beck

Gilbert's undisciplined writing style trivializes divorce and depression, reducing them to fodder for a kitschy beach read marketed as a reflective memoir about women's issues.

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Unhappiness and Women - Isn't It Subjective?

Kristen Houghton | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Lifestyles, And Then I'll Be Happy, Living News, Female Theory, Women's Self-Care, Marcus Buckingham, Women Depression, Women Happiness, Unhapiness, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Kristen Houghton

Marcus Buckingham and Dr. Phil give out excellent advice, they do. But their advice is male-oriented. Good, excellent, top of the line, but still coming from a man's perspective.

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In Praise of Slow Living: A Feminist Response

Koa Beck | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Women' Health, Unitasking, Work Life Balance, Depression, The Balanced Life, Feminist, Unplug and Recharge, Feminism, Happiness, Health, Slow Movement, Sexism, Slow Living, Women Depression, Women Happiness, Life Happiness, Healthy Living News
Koa Beck

A perfect antidote to prior feminist ideologies of "doing it all," the slow movement urges women to prioritize their health, unplug and recharge, unitask, and take time for their own happiness.

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Why Gender Matters When Treating Depression

Newsweek | Robin Lynne Gibson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Women Depression, Symptoms of Depression, Depression, Gender and Depression, Diagnosing Depression, Healthy Living News

or years, researchers have known that women are twice as likely to develop depression as men and they suffer a wider range of symptoms. But when it c...

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