Breaking Free From Depression: Pathways to Wellness
December 20, 2011
Dr. Jesse Wright and Dr. Laura McCray have recently published Breaking Free from Depression: Pathways to Wellness, a workbook for dealing with depression.
One of the book’s goals is to separate proven treatments from myths and hearsay for people grappling with even a mild case of depression or who know someone who needs help.
The book is published in a workbook-type format, enabling individuals to people write on the pages and develop their own plans for being able to manage depression.
“Depression is a common problem, but there’s a lot that individuals can do about it, and the more one understands about it, and the more tools one gains, the better they are able to combat it.”
To learn more about the book you can view a recently published article in the Louisville Courier by clicking http://cjky.it/v6mYL6
Dr. Wright’s Tips for Coping with Holiday Blues
December 20, 2011
Dr. Wright’s Tips for Coping with Holiday Blues
Be Active. If you are feeling blue or depressed, the natural tendency is to do less. Your energy may sag and it may be hard to enjoy things that used to give pleasure. But if you become less active, depression can get worse. A vicious cycle of reduced activity and increased depression can lead you down into a rut that is hard to escape. So, try to do as much as you can to break this pattern. Make a brief list of activities that you might enjoy, and build some of these activities into a plan to be more active.
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Good Days Ahead Launches on Help for Depression through Partnership between Empower Interactive and Healthline Networks
September 22, 2011
We’re excited to announce the consumer version of Good Days Ahead is live!
Empower Selected as DC to VC Finalist!
August 29, 2011
The Empower team is pleased to announce our selection as a finalist in the DC to VC Health IT Startup Showcase! We look forward to the pitch contest in September.
Getting “Health-e” with Online Help
March 31, 2011
By Fermin Caro of Empower Interactive, Inc.
When most of us feel sick, particularly if we have unfamiliar symptoms, we automatically turn to the Internet to identify what is ailing us. Even if we know that we will end up in the doctor’s office confirming this self-diagnosis, our desire for information quickly and on our time schedule compels this type of research.
A Good Nudge
November 20, 2010
I recently picked up the book Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein. In it, the authors present one of the most interesting ideas to come out of behavioral economics: ways to steer people toward better health and investments without limiting their ability to choose less optimal alternatives. Applying these techniques to promote better health presents a tremendous opportunity, but also illustrates the potential downsides of these efforts.
A Veterans Day Thank You
November 11, 2010
This Veterans Day, we sincerely thank all who serve and have served our great nation for your invaluable sacrifices and commitment. We are working tirelessly to deliver unprecedented access to programs, tools, and resources to help individuals overcome stress, anxiety and depression. We are here to help our troops and their loved ones overcome many of the challenges they face during and after their years in service. Today we would like to share our gratitude. Below are two websites that we feel capture the spirit of saying thanks this Veterans Day.
We found the “Take A Moment To Thank A Veteran” poem particularly appropriate for today.
Additionally, we are also thankful to our future veterans and found Xerox’s “Let’s Say Thanks” program for honoring troops worth sharing. The program is free to users and honors U.S. military personnel and increases community morale by delivering millions of cards to servicemen and women overseas with messages of support from home. You can write your own note or select from a list of messages at their website.
To our Veterans and servicemen and women – THANK YOU!
Dr. Wright Wins Book Award
September 29, 2010
Congratulations to Empower co-founder Dr. Jesse Wright, M.D, Ph.D., whose book Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Severe Mental Illness, won first prize in the mental health category of the 2009 British Medical Association Medical Book Competition.
Changing For Our Own Good
July 15, 2010
Employee incentives rewarding us for learning how to make healthier choices, participating in smoking cessation, weight management and fitness programs, doing health screenings, and engaging in other behavioral health focused programs is catching on. Helping employees deal with stress, anxiety and depression presents a promising area for physical, psychological and economic benefit.
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