Wildflower Diaries | S3:E5 - Shadow's Edge

In this week's vlog, I share about my most recent experience with depression.
Thanks for watching.

[@kstigerlily]

Wildflower Diaries aren't filled solely with wildflowers. How could we appreciate the beauty of a wildflower if it's all we ever saw or heard?

[@brianchristiansonphotograp3557]

Thanks so much for your support and kind words.

[@KhurshidsChannel]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. 👍24

[@michaelhale416]

Thanks for sharing. I have a son that is struggling with similar issues. I am glad to hear you have discovered tools to help. Keep up the great work you are doing. Cheers.

[@jeffmatranga]

As a photographer who enjoys your work - and saw a lot of it on the walls today in Alpine Physical Therapy - and as a mostly retired psychologist, I really admire your candor and ability to articulate about your struggles with depression. Correspondingly, you do a great job explaining how "behavioral activation" or engagement is so helpful. I love your note about feeling the chemical changes in your brain. My heart is with you Brian. Oh - and as an aging trail runner, i love seeing those trails up the side of Sentinel, University Peaks, etc.

[@brianchristiansonphotograp3557]

Thanks for your kind words, Jeff. It was wonderful to meet you and chat at the market last week.

[@unsungwindham]

Thanks so much for sharing your struggles l, both mentally and artistic. One day at a time.

[@brianchristiansonphotograp3557]

Thanks, Will. I appreciate your support. Onwards and upwards!

[@danacoughlin4288]

So proud of you for getting back out there. I always appreciate your honesty about your struggles with anxiety/depression.

[@brianchristiansonphotograp3557]

Thanks for your kind words and continued support. I really appreciate it!

[@lorihutchinson9485]

I really admire and appreciate your candor. Many people can absolutely relate including me. One foot in front of the other until the planets realign. ❤

[@brianchristiansonphotograp3557]

Thanks so much for your kind words, Lori. Absolutely. I assume most folks have experienced some form of this or worse. It's a shred human experience, especially lately.

[@patrickshepherd3262]

When I retired in June of 2017, I did virtually nothing until I took your Winterscape Photography class. You renewed my passion for photography and for that, I will be eternally grateful. Thank you for being so open with your struggle, and I applaud your victory in this latest bout. Beautiful video of your hike. Is that your own music? It reminds me of whale song.

[@brianchristiansonphotograp3557]

Thanks so much, Pat. I am so happy to hear about you reconnecting with photography. We are all here to help each other, I suppose. I've always appreciated our chats. Not my music in this one, just a licensed song. I hope to start recording in the next week or so!