by Cindy Bergenback | Jun 1, 2022
Sheryl Giesbrecht Turner is an author, speaker, and teacher with a passion for helping women exchange hurt for hope. After being bullied as a child, Sheryl turned to drugs and alcohol to fit in. But at age 17, Sheryl gave her life to Jesus and found freedom from her...
by Cindy Bergenback | Oct 7, 2014
The final step in overcoming depression is to let go of the past. A woman shared that her best friend ran off with her husband ten years earlier. She was deeply hurt by this incredible betrayal. She thought her life was ruined by those adulterers, and there was...
by Cindy Bergenback | Oct 2, 2014
The sixth step in overcoming depression is to process your losses. A loss can be real, threatened or imagined, which is often a negative thought or lie that is believed. Either one can precipitate a depression. How we respond to any loss or crisis will determine how...
by Cindy Bergenback | Oct 1, 2014
One of the major symptoms of depression is withdrawal from meaningful relationships. Isolating ourselves and being alone with our negative thoughts will only contribute to the downward spiral. You may feel like you want to be alone, but you need to stay connected to...
by Cindy Bergenback | Sep 30, 2014
The fourth step in overcoming depression is to make responsible behavioral changes. We are not instantly delivered from lifestyle depression, we have to grow out of it. It takes time to renew our minds, but it doesn’t take time to change our behavior, which a...
by Cindy Bergenback | Sep 29, 2014
Renewing your mind is the third step in overcoming depression. Depression can be divided into two categories. One is related to life-style and the other is precipitated by some crisis event. Lifestyle depression can be traced to early childhood development or living...
by Cindy Bergenback | Sep 26, 2014
The second step is to commit your body to God as a living sacrifice (Rom. 12:1), which may mean “Go see your doctor.” Depression is a multi-faceted problem that affects the body, soul, and spirit. Consequently, a comprehensive cure for depression will require a...
by Cindy Bergenback | Sep 25, 2014
Recovery begins by saying, “I have a problem and I need help.” There are adequate answers for depression but you have to want to get well and be willing to do whatever it takes to be free. The key to any cure is commitment. Over the next few days I will share in...
by Cindy Bergenback | Sep 23, 2014
Demonic Depression From a Facebook friend: I am writing in regards to your seminar in Minnesota. The day it was to start, I was to be admitted to a hospital for the fifth time for manic depression. I have been dealing with this for almost two years. We had gone to...
by Cindy Bergenback | Sep 22, 2014
Causes of Depression Martin Seligman, a noted secular researcher on depression, reflected on its causes: I have spent the last twenty years trying to learn what causes depression. Here is what I think. Bipolar depression (manic-depression) is an illness of the body,...