Off the Shelf 181 – Sister Kathryn Hermes
We are feeling our way through some very unprecedented times. Many struggle with job loss and the loss of friends and family due to illness. The recent lockdowns have led to isolation and many are feeling “off”. In her book Surviving Depression: A Catholic Approach Sister Kathryn Hermes lays out a roadmap to recovery. Tune in as we discuss ways to overcome depression and anxiety and realize a brighter tomorrow. Get your copy of her book here.
From the Publisher Pauline Books and Media
How would it feel to live through periods of emotional fragility and be surrounded by a supportive community, get up most mornings believing your life has meaning, and be confident that Jesus understands and holds your tears as sacred? It might seem an incredible dream, and almost impossible when we consider the feeling of utter emptiness, the collapse of the will to live, the devastating loss of self-worth that fills the heart of the person who lives with the heavy burden of depression or mental illness.
Sr Kathryn Hermes knows the dull ache of depression firsthand and in Surviving Depression offers a practical method to progressively greater health and wholeness.
Surviving Depression shows you how to take the first steps to healing and how to build into your life practices that will help you embark on a spiritual journey through the darkness. You will learn how to reconnect with your heart, build connections with others, grow in self-esteem, stop spiraling negative thoughts, and live with more inner peace and gratitude. This edition incorporates additional material that reflects new developments in wellness with regard to depression and is more grounded in the interlinking of God’s life within us and our concrete psychological makeup.
Practical tips for friends and family members of someone suffering with depression appear at the end of each chapter, as well as an entire chapter devoted to companioning a depressed friend.
Things can be different. Surviving Depression will guide you from the winter of first diagnosis to the spring of new life.
Bio
Sr. Kathryn J. Hermes, FSP. has been helping people walk the road of spiritual growth and inner healing for the past twenty years. Among many other books, she is the author of the bestselling Reclaim Regret: How God Heals Life’s Disappointments. She is a spiritual mentor and director of My Sisters, an online community of faith, and founder of HeartWork. She is passionate about sharing the spiritual journey with others. You can find her at TouchingTheSunrise.com.
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