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Linda's Story
Actress Linda Dano is accustomed to the spotlight. Best known for her role as Felicia Gallant on TV's Another World, Linda now shares the spotlight with depression in her role with Support Partners.Following the deaths of her husband and mother, Linda was diagnosed with depression. Now, the Emmy-winning actress works on recovery with the help of her doctor and her Support Partner. She wants others to know about the support network she finds so helpful in her recovery from depression. "As someone who is usually upbeat and enthusiastic about life, recent traumatic events thrust me into a battle with depression that left me sad and very much alone. I wasn't sure where to turn. I felt myself turning into someone I didn't recognize," says Linda. "I lost the joy in things I had been doing all my life, like working, taking care of my home, getting dressed in the morning, spending time with friends and family. I was tired all the time, I had trouble sleeping and even had mysterious pains in my back." Linda learned about depression, talked with her doctor, and surrounded herself with support. Today, Linda works to highlight the critical role a Support Partner can play in helping a depressed person get the treatment he or she needs. "People should know that there is a way you can help someone with depression," says Linda, "and people with depression need to know that your friends and family want to support you, so you can get back to feeling like yourself." More about Linda Dano: When she's not devoting time to the Support Partners program, Linda is an accomplished actress, writer, talk show host and entrepreneur. For most of the 1990s, Linda cohosted Attitudes, the Emmy- and ACE-nominated talk show that appeared on the cable station Lifetime for Women. Linda wrote two books—Looking Great...It Doesn't Have to Hurt and Living Great. Linda is a regular contributor to Soap Opera Digest, where more than one million loyal fans read her monthly "Fashion File" features. Linda also is the president and CEO of Strictly Personal, a New York-based fashion consulting service, and has a personal fragrance and fashion accessories line sold on QVC. 
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Privacy statement Terms of useCopyrightSite Map Support Partners is co-sponsored by the National Women's Health Resource Center and Eli Lilly and Company. Marilyn Martin, M.D., M.P.H., and Sheila Warnock contributed valuable counsel in developing the Support Partners tips and guidebooks. Dr. Martin is a psychoanalyst in private practice. Ms. Warnock is the founder and executive director of sharethecaregiving, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about group caregiving. Support Partners: Canine Companions was developed in partnership with Joan Esnayra, Ph.D., founder of the Psychiatric Service Dog Society, a non-profit organization that provides essential information for persons disabled by severe mental illness, including depression, who wish to train a service dog to assist with the management of symptoms. To learn more about the National Women's Health Resource Center, visit www.healthywomen.org. To learn more about the Psychiatric Service Dog Society, visit www.psychdog.org. This site is intended for U.S. residents age 18 and over only. All rights reserved. DD-38077 
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