Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke
Ich liebe meines Wesens Dunkelstunden
Dich wundert nicht des Sturmes Wucht
The Soul in Depression
February 26, 2009
One in ten Americans, and even more dramatically, about one in four women, will experience clinical depression at some point in their lives. We take an intimate look at the spiritual dimensions of this illness and its aftermath.
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» Parker Palmer
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» Andrew Solomon
(mp3, 45:57)
» Anita Barrows
(mp3, 59:49)
(mp3, 56:54)
(mp3, 45:57)
(mp3, 59:49)
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Poems by Anita Barrows
Questo muro
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Psalms of the Old Testament
The following psalms taken from the Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures can be helpful examples for prayer and meditation during and after depression.
Passage from The Winter's Tale
With relation to the use of medications, Solomon describes in the The Noonday Demon the current, ongoing debate about the natural or authentic self. He says this is not new, but an age-old debate:
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As someone of faith who has
Permalink Submitted by Olivia on Wed, 2012-12-05 21:05
As someone of faith who has been living with clinical depression for the past six or seven years, I appreciate thoughtful resources such as this.
This is so utterly timely!
Permalink Submitted by Lani Gallimore on Thu, 2012-12-06 18:44
This is so utterly timely! thank you, Krista Tippet!
Voices on the Radio
Solomon is author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, which won the National Book Award in 2001.
Palmer is an educator, activist, and author of Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation.
Barrows is a poet and psychologist, and translator of Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God
Production Credits
Host/Producer: Krista Tippett
Managing Producer: Kate Moos
Senior Producer: Mitch Hanley
Producer: Colleen Scheck
Associate Producer: Shiraz Janjua
Associate Producer: Rob McGinley Myers
Associate Producer: Nancy Rosenbaum
Online Editor/Producer: Trent Gilliss
Associate Web Producer: Andrew Dayton
Production Intern: Amara Hark-Weber
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