<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 04:41:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@theessentiallife/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Conversation Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I write about my own experience with depression, my goal is to offer hope and support to others who might be struggling, or who find themselves locked in the mire of depression and are wrestling with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@theessentiallife/the-conversation-continues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@theessentiallife/the-conversation-continues</guid><category><![CDATA[depression]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theessentiallife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 18:49:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrEebtN9jPKGNUxbsYddCA7zaoyng2R82ToV53jS94Cdr7BpQEtCwzZWHL2zHXLMicjAKgAxB1hFRxyLRyDTyQSahensQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weight of Misery]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'd always felt like a problem. I'd always felt like a burden. I'd always felt that the weight of my misery was my own cross to bear and that by heaving it onto my own shoulders and dragging the weight]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@theessentiallife/the-weight-of-misery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@theessentiallife/the-weight-of-misery</guid><category><![CDATA[depression]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theessentiallife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 05:23:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVTfwg5rCV5jucf9HN64AtwuA5DiW9iKCuwS8nBZ6oPCE1NkBxt4bssQHNJixph8n4up2h8muikt4U39s1WSuo1X5oXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I used to be sad]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a very long time, I was very sad. I say sad, but the words doesn't do justice to the all-around, all-encompassing, and unending sorrow I carried around with me all the time. It hung like a weight around]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@theessentiallife/i-used-to-be-sad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@theessentiallife/i-used-to-be-sad</guid><category><![CDATA[depression]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theessentiallife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 05:46:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs758UAfZWWywVCjaDLHfwFQ1mG8VLPUTWZNzJdVwtrNAWhcJKaDjLMgW6tRnUD4sJxAkYj8Ho7X4HcWcsKqc5FpWeVdS9pz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>