Great to hear, IRNS.

As it happens, I AM a licensed mental health professional. Research on best practices strongly indicates the benefit of community and natural supports in helping people recover from clinical depression, among other disorders. Helping those who need help to do it link to non-professional social support systems, (be that a Sunday school class, a song circle, or an on-line chat or forum where the person feels reasonabley safe) is a recognized and sanctioned intervention. I'm really glad you went to see a professional, and I'm also really glad you have sought out informal sources of support such as us folks here on the 'Cat.

Janie