Renowned psychiatrist Peter Kramer once said that the opposite ofdepression isn’t happiness. It’s resilience, the ability to bounce back from tragedy, to regain a healthy sense of perspective after traumatic or stressful experiences. In my recovery from depression andanxiety, it is calm — more than excitement or joy or contentment — that I seek. I want merely to...
I am a writer and chaplain trying to live a simple life in Annapolis, Maryland.