Testimonials

Psychologist proves life is livable for depressed, suicidal patient using Good News Network I anticipate this may become the most popular site in the world....close anyway. I'm a clinical and police psychologist. A 13 year-old boy was depressed and suicidal as he entered my office. He cited TV news as proof that there was no point to living, "Everything is out of control, it's all bad news, people are killing each other, terrorism, corruption, kids being slaves." After I let him cry, I explained how TV news worked -- that it didn't reflect reality accurately -- and I showed him your site. He started to cheer up. He smiled and gave me a hug. Life was okay again. Your site is proof of good news in the universe. Thanks. Respectfully, Dr. Kevin Keough November 29, 2002

Thanks for the good "medicine"! I love the Good News Network: It is helping me become "me". -Jackie B. I just needed some good news for a change. Thank you. You've taken a bit of the edge off a blue day. -Trevor in Canada

Thank you for making this site. Daily, I was affected by Panic Attacks which were triggered from the news and all it's negative content. I considered starting a good news site and I was so happy to find one already here.             - Lisa

Visiting GNN is actually at the top of my self care list. Working in the mental health field means, among other things, passing along helpful tools like your site.  And I have told so many people about it.   - Sharon Reid

I am very excited about your website. I  definitely want to be part of the healing energy of your Good News Network. - Ann I get my news from the internet, including Google News, Huffington Post & the NY Times. But my first and last visit is always your site. Thanks for being here. - Jim Fenno

I enjoyed reading the positive stories… I am heartened by the goodness and generosity that I see in people… Keep up your good work. -Former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell, US Army (Retired)

Rekindling an appreciation for the good things in life "making a huge difference" I wanted to take a minute to thank you for your time and energy. Like many people, I have become so discouraged by the mainstream media's bent towards bad news and the seemingly voracious appetite that drives it. At first, I will admit, that your news articles weren't that interesting to me! Often, I've found myself skimming the articles, thinking "so what?!" But I believe this reaction is just from the desensitization that occurs with sensational news in the mainstream media. So I decided to continue receiving your RSS feed and guess what? Your daily stories have allowed me to rekindle a certain appreciate for the good things in life. The truth is, I was passing up a lot of good things in my life without realizing it. They just don't reach out and bite you on the butt like bad events do. But they are everywhere, just waiting to be noticed! Please keep doing what you're doing. It is making a huge difference in the way I see my world. Trey Aubrey April 11, 2006

Every day I get to work in the morning, get my coffee, jump online and read the news. Every day I go home sad and depressed...  Then I found your site and after reading the first story I immediately felt my spirits lift and I never went home sad again. Reading ordinary news we get a sense that that's all there is, but your site reminds us the world is not as bad as the news would lead us to believe. Thank you for everything.  -Sean Nolan, New Zealand

Sufferer of Depression and Paranoia Finds Hope With Good News and A Place to Focus Thank you so much for your website. I suffer from depression and paranoia, I feel like I can never truly be happy as I always get this sense of encroaching doom. I am not able to let my defenses down at the risk of feeling naive. Your website is just what I need to focus. Most of my fears are heightened by media sensationalism, which eventually boils down to being little more than hype. We all need hope for the future, or else what do we have to live for? Best wishes from South Africa Mike July 17, 2006

I suffer from depression and paranoia. I feel like I can never truly be happy as I always get this sense of encroaching doom and most of my fears are heightened by media sensationalism. Your website is just what I need to focus. - Mike FINALLY! - Equila Phelps

Man sheds a few tears, gleans hope I just wanted to let you know that your work is truely inspirational. I only wish CNN would switch their format to be more like your site. The world would be a much brighter place. I have told everyone I know about your site and everyone seems to share the same reaction: Wow, that's a great idea. Some of the stories have even made me shed a few tears and left me glowing all day. You have given me hope. With love, Andre Ouellet, August 20, 2002

Your Good News Network has changed my life!  -Camille in Seattle I've felt suffocated by today's news that rains down a storm of death, war and terrorism. I decided to search the web for positive news. Thank you for lifting my spirits, after only 10 minutes of reading I felt better about the world in which we live. -Paul Lastovica

When the war in Iraq started, I went into a depression state. I felt constantly worried and agitated and it was hard to enjoy doing things I loved to do. Then I found your site. It lifted my spirits and helped get me out of the funk I was in. Now I’m going to school and enjoying the things I like to do. - Camry V.

Antidote to the fear-driven horrors of terrorism coverage I was just saying to my husband last night "wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a news website that reported ONLY good news, instead of the fear-driven horrors we see on normal news sites". So I did a quick search, and here you are. Have enjoyed looking through some of your stories, particularly the "Good Things the Muslims Gave Us" which was a great antidote to the transcripts of the cockpit voice recorders from one of the planes that went down on 9/11 which I was reading last night. Keep up the great work. Joanne April 13, 2006

Drowning in coverage of terrorism; Searched for positive news, Felt better after just 10 minutes As of late I've felt suffocated by today's news that rains down a storm of bad news. Tired of drowning in coverage of death, war, terrorism, etc. I decided today to search the web for positive news, instead of just news. I discovered the Good News Network. Thank you for lifting my spirits, after only 10 minutes of reading I felt better about the world in which we live. Paul Lastovica March 22, 2003

I think there needs to be a change of consciousness with the news ... to try to seek a higher ground. Why can't it be more representative of the way the world really is? I think we don't know what the bombardment of crime and violence does to our minds, I think we're in denial about it. - Oprah Winfrey

Are we supposed to be boosters or promoters? What are we supposed to be? Not destroyers of community; not extinguishers of hope. We need to think about our impact. We tend to say we don't have one; we just pass along the news. Readers say otherwise. - former Washington Post ombudsman, Geneva Overholser

Since Iraq war began, depression set in; Good news lifted it, made enjoyment possible again I want to thank you for having this website. When the war in Iraq started, I went into a depression state. I felt constantly worried and agitated and it was hard to enjoy doing things I loved to do. Then I found your site. It lifted my spirits and helped get me out of the funk I was in. Now I'm going to school and enjoying the things I like to do. And whenever I feel depressed, I visit your site and see what new good news has happened. Thank you. Cambry V. August 25, 2003

Your daily stories have allowed me to rekindle a certain appreciate for the good things in life. The truth is, I was passing up a lot of good things in my life without realizing it. Please keep doing what you’re doing. It is making a huge difference in the way I see my world. -Trey Aubrey

The platform for my work is Albert Einstein's 'Knowing' that the only way to change anything is to change the thinking that created it. He lived by this knowledge. The Good News Network is helping people everywhere do exactly that. -  Gisèle Guénard RN BScN MEd, VisionarEase Inc. CEO