Saturday, January 9, 2010

Book Giveaway: Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes by Therese Borchard

Anna and Hatchette Book Group are sponsoring a giveaway of 5 copies of Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes by Therese Borchard.

About the Book:
Therese Borchard may be one of the frankest, funniest people on the planet. That, combined with her keen writing abilities has made her Beliefnet blog, Beyond Blue, one of the most trafficked blogs on the site.

Beyond Blue, the book, is part memoir/part self-help. It describes Borchard's experience of living with manic depression as well as providing cutting-edge research and information on dealing with mood disorders. By exposing her vulnerability, she endears herself immediately to the reader and then reduces even the most depressed to laughter as she provides a companion on the journey to recovery and the knowledge that the reader is not alone.

Comprised of four sections and twenty-one chapters, Beyond Blue covers a wide range of topics from codependency to addiction, poor body image to postpartum depression, from alternative medicine to psychopharmacology, managing anxiety to applying lessons from therapy. Because of her laser wit and Erma Bombeck sense of humor, every chapter is entertaining as well as serious.

About the Author, courtesy of Therese Borchard's website:

Therese Borchard is the author of the hit daily blog “Beyond Blue” on Beliefnet.com, which is featured weekly on The Huffington Post and was voted by PsychCentral.com as one of the top 10 depression blogs. Her memoir, Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes, has just been published by Hachette Book Group/Center Street, who will also release, in April 2010, a handsome volume of her therapy notes, called “The Pocket Therapist: An Emotional Survival Kit.”

Therese is becoming a top go-to expert in the field of pop-psychology. Her work has recently been cited in The Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, USA Today, Guideposts, and on Time.com, CNN.com, and Yahoo! She has been featured in O magazine, Psychology Today, Parenting, More, Redbook, Ladies’ Home Journal, and the Washington Post.

Therese moderates the popular depression support group, Beyond Blue, on Beliefnet’s social networking site. She lives with her husband, Eric, and their two “spirited” children in Annapolis, Maryland.

CONTEST DETAILS:

To enter please tell us something that you're grateful for. For an extra entry, share something that you do when you or a loved one is feeling down.

Rules:
1. Please include your email address, so that I can contact you if you win. No email address, no entry.
2. You must be a follower to join the contest.
3. Leave a separate comment for each entry or you'll only be entered once.

The contest is limited to US and Canada only. No P.O. boxes. The contest ends at noon on February 28, 2010.

Thank you so much to Anna and Hatchette Book Group for sponsoring this giveaway!

46 comments:

  1. I am grateful for my children and my grandchildren.

    rhoneygtn at yahoo dot com

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  2. I am grateful for the opportunity to return to college and finally receive my BA in History, and a supportive family that is helping me do it.

    leann.luckett@gmail.com

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  3. I am grateful for my 2 kids.

    simplystacieblog at gmail dot com

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  4. When I feel down, I listen to music.

    simplystacieblog at gmail dot com

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  5. I'm grateful for surviving kidney failure, dialysis, and udergoing two blood transfusions this holiday season.
    enyl(at)inbox(dot)com

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  6. I'm thankful for my family..that we are all healthy and happy.
    elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net

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  7. For my niece when she is feeling down I will take her book shopping,she loves to read,so that cheers her up.
    elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net

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  8. I am grateful that I have a wonderful sister that I can talk to whenever my life is upside down or when I am happy and things are going great. She is there for me and I am so grateful that we are close now (we are 23 and 22)....because we fought like crazy as kids. I am a follower.
    bekki1820cb at gmail

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  9. When a loved one (or I) are feeling down, I make cards for them (or for myself). Crafting for me is a great outlet, and I know that I can usually cheer someone up with a homemade card.
    bekki1820cb at gmail

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  10. I am grateful for my family
    copperllama at yahoo dot com

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  11. I am grateful that my family is healthy.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  12. When I feel down I like to go for long walks.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  13. I'm grateful for the soul mate and dog in my life :) Following with Google Friend Connect -- *Thanks* for the giveaway!
    theluckyladybug[at]gmail[dot]com

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  14. I drown my sorrows in a tear jerker book or movie when I'm feeling down.
    theluckyladybug[at]gmail[dot]com

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  15. I would cook my friend a special meal.
    I just became a follower of your blog.
    wandanamgreb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  16. I am grateful for my intelligence & my husband's belief in me.


    ~ Amy
    Aimala127 AT gmail DOT com

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  17. When I'm feeling down I like Cadbury chocolate, Jimmy Buffet cranked high on the stereo or a good movie and sitting with my cats on my lap and next to me....nothing is better than fuzz therapy.

    Aimala127 AT gmail DOT com

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  18. I'm grateful for my friends & family.

    Thanks! :0)
    librarygrinch at gmail dot com

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  19. One thing I do when I'm down is remind myself of all the good things in my life. It helps me realize that things are not as bad as it seems - or that things could be far worse.

    Thanks! :0)
    librarygrinch at gmail dot com

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  20. I am grateful that both my kids are doing so well.

    dsandyboy@gmail.com

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  21. I am a follower.

    dsandyboy@gmail.com

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  22. I read if I feel blue.

    I'm a follower.

    walkerd@primus.ca

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  23. please enter me
    spynaert@gmail.com

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  24. I am grateful for my wonderful friends who help me to see the brighter side of life and support me in my struggles to get better from conditions for which there are no cures.

    Thank you,

    Christine
    womackcm@sbcglobal.net

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  25. When a loved one is feeling down, I like to get them outside for a little bit if possible or at least get them out of their room. A change of scenery or a different view can really make a difference.

    Thank you,

    Christine
    womackcm@sbcglobal.net

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  26. I am a follower of Starting Fresh.

    Thank you,

    Christine
    womackcm@sbcglobal.net

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  27. I'm grateful for my family - loving and supporting parents, caring children and siblings that have always made me strong.

    r_lapus at yahoo.com

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  28. One thing that helps me is shake off the blues is to work out. Clears my head.

    r_lapus @ yahoo.com

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  29. I am grateful for my husband and children, my home and my extended family.
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com

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  30. I am grateful for my amazing family.
    dmkayes@gmail.com

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  31. I am thankful for my family and friends.

    Tore923@aol.com

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  32. I am grateful for my husband. He is my rock.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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  33. I look at pictures of my family when I feel down and it makes me feel really good!
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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  34. I am grateful that Jesus loved me enough to die on the cross for me!

    jiggleandbounce2000@yahoo.com

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  35. I am so grateful for my good health without it I could not attempt alot It seems to be something I take for granted


    kerrisixtynine at gmaildotcom

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  36. I am so grateful for the love of my family.

    misusedinnocence@aol.com

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  37. When I'm feeling down I blast a feel good musical and take a hot bubble bath. It does wonders.

    misusedinnocence@aol.com

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  38. My family has been cursed by this disease and
    I would like to win the book for my sister and
    myself.

    cenya2 at hotmail dot com

    Marjorie and Joi

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  39. I really like listening to music when I feel down.
    I follow by google reader and email.

    cenya2 at hotmail dot com

    Marjorie and Joi

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  40. I am grateful for my wonderful daughter in law. She has no kidneys and has survived on dialysis for 10 years. Hopefully she has many more--and the chance at a donor kidney soon.
    hondaray6 at hotmail dot com

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  41. When I am feeling blue I cook something sweet! A batch of brownies always does the trick!
    hondaray6 at hotmail dot com

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  42. I'm grateful for my family, they are everything to me.
    dilem.mama (at) gmail.com

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  43. When someone at my house is sad, we usually turn up the iPod and dance the blues away!

    dilem.mama @ gmail . com (remove spaces)

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  44. I am grateful for my husband and that my son, after struggling in high school, has decided to continue his education!!
    dairyaire1 at yahoo dot com

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  45. i have depression and I thank God for my husband that has really stood by me and helped me alone the way.

    mamat2730(at)charter(dot)net

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