As someone who has experienced depression, albeit not to nearly the extreme that Borchard has, and for very different circumstances, this was still an amazing read. Borchard has done a wonderful job of pinpointing exactly the progression of her depression and the waves and fits in which it came.

I would recommend this book for anyone who has a loved one experiencing bouts of depression or for someone who has experienced depression themselves. The book reiterates that depression is not the type of ailment where you pop some pills and then it's over. This is a life-long condition that one lives with, going through the highs and lows on an ongoing basis. ( )

Watch Bethanne Patrick interview Therese Borchard about her book BEYOND BLUE: SURVIVING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AND MAKING THE MOST OF BAD GENES on The Book Studio.