Tag Archives: depression

Struggling

Posted on April 25, 2024 by nancytinarirunswrites

I haven’t written in this blog for over three months. I could give platitudes, like “I’ve been so busy with work,” or “it’s another episode of writer’s block.” Both of these are true, but they are often true, and I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Injuries and Getting Older, Personal stories, Psychology | Tagged becoming a senior citizen, depression, insomnia, resilience, sleeping pills | 8 Comments

Book review of Essbaum’s Hausfrau: NOT a modern Anna Karenina story

Posted on June 19, 2017 by nancytinarirunswrites

A couple of weeks ago I found two books at my local library using one of my common techniques for choosing books—browsing randomly. These books were in a corner of the library set aside for a summer reading club. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Psychology, Relationships, Writing Criticism | Tagged Anna Karenina, depression, Hausfrau, infidelity, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Madame Bovary, passivity, Robert Penn Warren, self-identity, women's roles | 1 Comment

Listening to Prozac after twenty years

Posted on November 27, 2013 by nancytinarirunswrites

Twenty years ago I read a bestselling book by psychiatrist Peter Kramer called Listening to Prozac. When the book was published, Prozac was a relatively new drug, having been released by Eli Lilly in 1987. Kramer’s book caused a sensation … Continue reading →