Around three-quarters of humans who have experienced major depression express ongoing fears of its return, according to a recent study.

These fears are often triggered by events or emotions linked to their past depressive episodes, such as work stress, loneliness, or periods of loss and grief.

Men facing breakup, separation, or prolonged solitude are not just dealing with emotional turmoil—they're also at risk for serious physical health issues.

A recent Danish study tracking nearly 5,000 middle-aged folks over two decades revealed that men who live alone for extended periods exhibit higher levels of inflammatory markers in their blood, indicators linked to deteriorating physical health… but why?

Symptoms of depression, such as moodiness, lack of motivation, and tiredness, can be exacerbated by physical symptoms like headaches, stomach aches, dizziness, and muscle pain.

A study of almost 4,000 older adults in Ireland followed them for four years, tracking depression symptoms and vitamin D levels.

The findings revealed that those with a vitamin D deficiency were a whopping 75% more likely to experience depression symptoms.

The problem for men is that when they marry, many emotionally unavailable men enter into a set of relational expectations for which they may be poorly equipped…

Here’s how to talk about it…

Depression can profoundly influence how humans perceive themselves, leading to a negative self-concept.

This distorted self-view often includes feelings of worthlessness, incapability, and a sense of being stuck without a way forward.

Research suggests that this negative self-schema develops as depressed folks selectively remember and focus on negative events in their lives.

A “sleep divorce” is when a couple lives together, but does not sleep in the same bed.

What role does poor sleep hygiene play in needlessly stressing marriages?

The men I work with will recognize this phrase… “run into the burning house!”

Here are 9 distinct approaches when your wife is unhappy…

In conventional sex addiction recovery, the concept of disclosure holds immense clinical significance.

Both for the addict and their partner, the effort toward disclosure marks a pivotal moment that can either deepen wounds… or pave the way for healing and rebuilding trust…

Here’s why making disclosure a formal process is essential for the recovery journey.

Generalized Anxiety disorder is pretty widespread these days…How do you manage it in a marriage?

Dysthymic Disorder is a relatively new way to understand a particular type of depressive behavior.

There are 7 million Americans for whom the sun will not come up tomorrow. They will not bet their bottom dollar.

They can see no upside. No light at the end of the tunnel.

These people live in a depressive fog and possess little resilience. They suffer from a treatable but often ignored medical condition called Dysthymic Disorder…

The Narcissistic Wife, because of her attendant grandiosity, lacks empathy.

One of the great pains of having a Narcissistic Wife is that she will constantly step on your feelings.

Sometimes it will be intentional, and sometimes you will just be collateral damage as she seeks to prop up her fragile self-esteem…

Recent research delves into the intriguing interplay between memory, imagination, and brain structure, particularly within the default mode network (DMN).

A groundbreaking study reveals a compelling link between deliberate daydreaming and cortical thickness in specific brain regions, shedding light on the cognitive benefits of steering our thoughts intentionally…