People's lives are shaped by family of origin, significant others and defining life events. These impact on perceptions, thinking, emotions, choices and behaviour. Depression can be a result of mental, emotional and physical pain. People can be subjected to varying levels of hurt, loss and abuse.
 
Depression can also be aligned with existential pain which is a lack of motivation and purpose in a person's life. These affect a person's emotional state creating depressed moods. Depression is a low mood condition with feelings of loss, sadness, grief, anger and injustices. These cause a sense of worthlessness, helplessness, hopelessness. Depression causes a person to be disconnected from others and emotionally detached. Often depressed people retreat to a safe place such as their homes and become isolated. Depressed people view their lives through a filter of negative thinking and beliefs. This further depresses the mood centre of the brain.

Hope Resilience and Purpose - 24 Days of Insights and Processes covers the following keys:
• Healing Past Hurt, Pain and Trauma
• Establishing Self-Value and Self-Acceptance
• Rewiring Anxiety, Loss and Injustices
• Changing Negative Thinking and Beliefs
• Confronting Exaggerated, Distorted thinking
• Changing Reactive Patterns and Projections
• Setting a Purpose with Strategic Steps
• Being Thankful and Expressing Gratitude
• Activating Truth and Spiritual Transformation