Coping with depression is hard. This poignant comic shows one woman's journey. [UpWorthy.com]

Samantha Sangenito 11/13/154:00 AM

Deanna Zandt is a media technologist and author of "Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking."

Take a quick look at her site's "about" page and try really hard to not be impressed.

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She co-founded and runsa digital strategy company; has spoken at conferences including TEDxBerlin; is a frequent guest on news networks including MSNBC, CNN, and BBC Radio; and was the first recipientof the social media Maggie Award for Media Excellence from Planned Parenthood of America.

Screenshot via TEDx Talks/YouTube.

She's also dealt with depression for about 20 years.

For a long time, she was able to balance things through a routine that included meditation and yoga.

But then, two years ago, it stopped being enough.

[For more of this story, written by Wagatwe Wanjuki, go to https://www.upworthy.com/copin...s-one-womans-journey]

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Take a quick look at her site's "about" page and try really hard to not be impressed.

She's also dealt with depression for about 20 years.

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