Search for Truth – Coping with Existential Depression By Gurpreet Kaur, Ed.D. Before we begin exploring coping strategies for existential depression, please read my previous post here on what existential depression is if you’re not familiar with it. Strategies for Coping with Existential DepressionEmbrace the Pain Let’s just tackle the most difficult part of living with existential depression: the pain of existence. You cannot take a painkiller for it. You can…

Why Intelligent People Suffer from Existential Depression? By Gurpreet Kaur, Ed.D. What is Existential Depression? When one goes through a trauma–a death of a loved one, a job loss, natural disaster, for example-it is understandable that the individual experiences distress because her life and the world disintegrates. The person might become sad, despaired, angry, and even bitter towards life. Things don’t have the same meaning that was there before a…

Self, Roles & ExpectationsWho Are You?What Roles Do You Play?What Are Others’ Expectations of You, and You of Yourself? I received one of the best graduate educations one could receive in Organizational Dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania. Of all my coursework and independent study, the course “Self, Roles & Expectations” taught by the late Jim Larkin continually comes back to me – maybe even haunts me in the beauty…

“What’s Wrong With You!?” By Chuck Hall, MSOD When I was a child, my parents asked me this on a regular basis. They didn’t know and I didn’t either. Each one of us has overcome challenges in our lives. Here’s a bit about my journey, what I have learned, and what we can all do in the face of challenges. From the outside, my blue-collar family looked like we were…