I’ve written a number of posts here about methods that have helped me recover from depression, but those methods didn’t stand on their own. They have to be seen against a background of emotion and belief that made them work. I call it a recovery mindset, but the way I use “mind” goes far beyond thinking.

The mind is the setting for everything we experience, all that the senses take in, the emotional responses, thoughts and interpretations of what’s around us and who we are.

Depression...