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Forgiveness may qualify as one of life’s greatest challenges. In terms of difficulty, letting someone off the hook for doing you a dirty, whether it’s cheating, lying or betraying a confidence, has to be up there with summiting Mount Everest and figuring out why they keep making episodes of Jersey Shore.

In this exclusive excerpt from her new book, Out of the Blue, Jan Wong, one of Canada's most controversial journalists, turns the mic on herself to talk about her sudden and unexpected battle with depression

If you're a woman, chances are good that at some point you've looked in a mirror and focused on your imperfections. But have you given much thought to just how your internal monologue: "I wish I had slimmer thighs", "I wish my butt was smaller" or "I can't believe how much I gained with my pregnancy" has an impact on your mental health?

Women get so bummed out about a lack of total physical perfection, and it can be particularly acute in the summer when everyone's walking around with a lot less clothes on.

Divorce is often cited as one of life’s most traumatic events. In terms of the amount of grief and distress it brings with it, the severing of the connubial knot is right up there with the death of a loved one and financial ruin.

That fried chicken might be dragging you down, say researchers in Spain. They found that people who eat a lot of fast food and junk food are 37 percent more likely to develop depression than those who rarely order off the value menu.

What makes a good mother? Probably the very qualities that also make a good person: compassion, kindness, intelligence, loyalty and strength — a sense of humour surely helps, too.

When I think of working moms - I'm only Mom to a very active chihuahua and some very unambitious houseplants - I think of just how much stress must be involved. And then I think about being a stay-at-home mom, and I think about how much stress must be involved.

Researchers at Emory University have found a possible treatment for those with difficult-to-treat depression and it has to do with high levels of inflammation.

New research from McMaster University points to a happy-making gene found in the obese

Juno-award-winning musician Serena Ryder was flattened by depression...and the music stopped. Here's how she got back up and rediscovered her voice.

Make the most of extra time off. It's good for your health! Studies show regular globetrotters are less likely to suffer from...

Serena Ryder and CAMH work to educate people on the worst things someone who's depressed can hear.

Researchers look at the emotional effects of our food and the healthiest diet for psychological health.