This Week’s Links (weekly)
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Male rape survivors tackle military assault in tough-guy culture
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20 Blogs with Caring Ways to Boost Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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How We Talk to Ourselves Matters
As you read the rest of the article you’ll see how self-distancing conversations look a lot more like those conversations with friends I referenced earlier. Getting away from all of the “I” and “me” and fairly judging the situation quietly and calmly as if it was happening to someone else can put it into a perspective that we sometimes lose when we are thinking of ourselves, especially those of us who struggle with self-blame. Of course, then that self-blame turns to rumination which feeds into depression, and round and round we go.Â
There is a better way, and the examples given can help if we are willing to practice them. Especially the idea of reminding ourselves that we’ve already been through tougher, and more stressful situations and come out the other side.
Link – How “socially skilled” child molesters get us to ignore red flags
I’ve been saying this, and we all know better, but it continues to happen… ““The sex offenders who are the successful offenders, who are 95% of the cases or more, are people that we know and trust and invite into our homes,” she says. “And [we] give access to our children to them.” These “groomers,”…
Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
The Surprising Benefits of Social Connections We Lost Our Son to Suicide. Here’s How We Survived. Why Mental Health Professionals Need Your Help I wish I’d taken my mental health more seriously in grad school You can help someone who is thinking about suicide How to Recognize the Signs of Trauma Bonding Mental health at…
Sharing – Books focusing on men’s mental health
As we roll into November, and many men are taking part in a Movember activity, we like to take a moment to note that the whole movement is focused on men’s health, including mental health.
The folks at Second Step in the UK have book recommendations on the topic.
Sharing – Place Matters
The question isn’t just about making therapy available to more people, though that is important. It’s also about eliminating the environmental factors that cause harm to our mental health. Those will vary depending on where we live. What works in Louisiana is not what works in New York. What is needed here is different because the environment is different.Â
Most of all, can we even see the issues as they apply to different places? If we can’t see that, how do we see the problems faced by any individual?Â
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