What keeps me waking up every morning?

Everyone goes thru periods of depression. She just needs to know what it is and if she feels like she can't handle it, she should get medicated. What you can do is be a good friend to her at this time. And don't take things so personal when she blows up on you. You don't know what she's feeling, her mom might pass away very soon and her dad is being very insensitive only thinking about her money. When she's talking about her problems, let her vent, cry, be upset. She needs to get it out. Just be a good listener. Take her out to the beach, somewhere fun where she can be happy even if it's for just a couple of hours. She sounds like a wonderful person, but depression is real and it happens to the best of us.