The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust

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CWMT luncheon at Babylon, the Roof Garden Restaurant
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London Charity Orchestra
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St. Luke's Church, Chelsea

DEPRESSION: WHY AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
By kind permission of the Master and fellows of Emmanuel College, CWMT hosted an information morning titled, “DEPRESSION: why and what you need to know”. The event was chaired by Professor Roz Shafran, the Charlie Waller Chair in Evidence Based Psychological Therapies. She started by outlining the way in which CWMT had started and the importance of early detection of the signs and symptoms of depression to increase the opportunity for recovery. The first speaker was a long standing friend of the Trust, Dr Brian Marien. He gave a brilliant exposition of the way in which mind and body are linked and how depression manifests itself. He described how events of early childhood can hardwire our brains to react in certain ways and kick start the downward spiral of depression as other life events act as triggers. The subsequent changes in the chemical composition of the body and the working of the brain itself all combine to bring mental ill health. His final message was that despite this predisposition, a combination of medication and cognitive therapy can bring about changes to enable life to be lived in a meaningful way.
The second speaker, the author Jeremy Thomas, described his own often thought provoking but also joyous journey at the hands of his bipolar disorder. From busy times in New York City to treatment including both medication and psychological therapy he described the highs and lows and the complete interruption to life as he knew it. In spite of this he has triumphed as an author and gave the audience some very salient words of advice including some from a friend on his home island of Patmos “When you find yourself in an ocean; don’t panic and keep swimming!” Something for us all to remember when life threatens to overwhelm us.
The event was brought to a close by a rousing rendition of the Lifecraft Chorus. Lifecraft is a local Cambridge organisation that supports individuals recovering from mental ill health. A buffet lunch followed where there was an opportunity to meet the speakers and to renew our own commitments to staying well. Many of those who attended reported that they had rarely felt so positive after an event of this nature.

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