My Story


"I have a secret sorrow. Can you guess what it is? The demons live inside of me and it never dies." Almost 20 years ago, I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. But years before, I'd thought my depression symptoms were a character flaw and a major weakness I was ashamed of. Eventually, I was no longer able to function on a daily basis and I stayed in bed for months with thoughts of death circling me. And soon, I lost my job, my home, my health insurance, and everything I knew as my life. In the course of ten years, I saw dozens of doctors, who were incompetent and less than caring. Their only suggestion for my depression was to take antidepressants. However, like most people who take antidepressants, I experienced serious and painful side effects, which landed me in the medical center's emergency room screaming with an excruciating pain in the brain and a seizure that knocked me unconscious, traumatizing me for years. When medications failed me, I had no choice but to try alternative methods, which ultimately helped me manage my depression and get my life back. The journey for healing my body, mind and soul was both challenging and enlightening, but also necessary and rewarding. Depression in its darkest form was also a gift and I found myself coming out of the "Underworld" (state of depression), a stronger, wiser, and more human individual. I wrote about my battle with depression in my book titled, "Woman in the Underworld," where I share essays and journals I kept while I was deeply immersed in rage, eternal sadness, waste and thorough isolation, giving readers a rare glimpse into a mind plagued with madness as it unfolded. The book also consists of "healing methods" I discovered and utilized to help me mange my depression long-term. These methods have been proven effective by me, my patients, and others. They are simple, economical, and natural. I am sharing with you my story, my experience, and my lessons in hopes that you will go on your own journey to heal your body, mind and soul. Remember, you are never alone and you still have much living, giving, receiving, and loving to do. Namaste Dr. Clara

"I have a secret sorrow. Can you guess what it is?
The demons live inside of me and it never dies."

Almost 20 years ago, I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. But years before, I'd thought my depression symptoms were a character flaw and a major weakness I was ashamed of. Eventually, I was no longer able to function on a daily basis and I stayed in bed for months with thoughts of death circling me. And soon, I lost my job, my home, my health insurance, and everything I knew as my life.

In the course of ten years, I saw dozens of doctors, who were incompetent and less than caring. Their only suggestion for my depression was to take antidepressants. However, like most people who take antidepressants, I experienced serious and painful side effects, which landed me in the medical center's emergency room screaming with an excruciating pain in the brain and a seizure that knocked me unconscious, traumatizing me for years.

When medications failed me, I had no choice but to try alternative methods, which ultimately helped me manage my depression and get my life back. The journey for healing my body, mind and soul was both challenging and enlightening, but also necessary and rewarding. Depression in its darkest form was also a gift and I found myself coming out of the "Underworld" (state of depression), a stronger, wiser, and more human individual.

I wrote about my battle with depression in my book titled, "Woman in the Underworld," where I share essays and journals I kept while I was deeply immersed in rage, eternal sadness, waste and thorough isolation, giving readers a rare glimpse into a mind plagued with madness as it unfolded. The book also consists of "healing methods" I discovered and utilized to help me mange my depression long-term. These methods have been proven effective by me, my patients, and others. They are simple, economical, and natural.

I am sharing with you my story, my experience, and my lessons in hopes that you will go on your own journey to heal your body, mind and soul. Remember, you are never alone and you still have much living, giving, receiving, and loving to do. Namaste

Dr. Clara