Support For Depression

…depression recovery principles

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    • I’ve admired Kathy Naman’s work for over 20 years. She is a naturally gifted psychotherapist, having an uncommonly strong combination of warmth, kindness and clarity. Beyond being genuinely likable and a safe person to be with, Kathy has deep expertise in creating personalized therapeutic recovery plans. Given the depth of her experience and the confidence she has in people’s capacity for recovery, Kathy has the ability to communicate quiet yet realistic hope for people who are feeling alone in the throes of depression.

      Chuck Knapp, MA, LPC
      Co-director, Windhorse Community Services,Inc
    • Kathy has been extremely helpful in working with individuals recovering from illness or learning to live with chronic disorders. Her work underscores the fact that our ability to live fully and with meaning does not depend on the absence of illness or adversity, but on how we deal with both Her patients improve in quality of life, independence, and understanding of the issues they struggle with. She is a very gifted, compassionate therapist,

      A.W., referring psychiatrist
    • Several years ago I worked with Kathy to help with the stress I experienced from overbooking my days and weeks. Time for what was important to me seemed to slip easily into never-never land. Kathy’s simple yet elegant system allowed me to get real about my time and weave what was important for me, spiritually and emotionally, into my days. The Unifying Principle system she teaches has allowed me to align my personal priorities with my life in the world. Everyday is now filled with more ease and more smiles.

      Renee Rosario, MA, LPC
      Enneagram teacher and psychotherapist
 

THIS I BELIEVE….

Have you ever listened to This I Believe on NPR? It’s a segment that allows famous and not so famous people to present essays of their core beliefs, their view of the world. In trying to write about myself, I find that I keep veering off into my personal philosophy when trying to say who I am and what I do.  So I thought I would give it a whirl.

LEARNING OVER A LIFETIME

I believe in forever being a student because learning feeds life force, pushing our minds and beings to expand. I love reading and CD’s and classes and workshops. I love studying the History of Cereal with my son. I love stumbling onto the intricacies of sailing via my husband. I love trying things that my friends know or enjoy. Recently, I learned to never put tomatoes in the fridge, that Thayers witch hazel with aloe and rose is a wonderful facial toner. I discovered that you can dry clean a cat or dog with baking soda if they have gotten close to but not sprayed by a skunk. I have loved learning about computers and websites in the last year. The willingness to learn provides never ending opportunity.

THE RESILIENCE OF HUMAN BEINGS

Ages ago, I began my post graduate career working at a rehabilitation facility for people with very serious neurological injuries and illnesses. Part of that program was a coma recovery unit. I literally was witness to people waking up to a new reality and watched as they relearned skills that they had mastered and come to take for granted in infancy. That experience embedded in my being what I had suspected all along: every human being on the planet is a hero, every ordinary person at some point has to deal with what seems unbearable. And more often than not they find the grit to do so with extraordinary grace. It is this sense of resilience that fuels my work with people personally and professionally.

LOVINGKINDNESS

An internal motto that I aspire to is “Kindness is never wasted.” I am a student of mindfulness and mind. I am a believer in goodness. I am of the belief that we can find our way out and through. And that it is love for ourselves and others that clears the pathway.

WHO IS KATHY NAMAN  ?

Earthy, practical, warm and occasionally, surprisingly funny.

Passionate about Depression Recovery because I believe that there is a great need for:

Education, so that there can be understanding without self judgment,

Support, so that the pool of resilience can be tapped,

Lovingkindness, to fuel and ease the journey.