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Welcome — You’re Not Alone Here

Hi, I’m Mike McBride. I’m a survivor of childhood abuse, and I’ve also walked through the deep valleys of depression, dissociation, and even a suicide attempt. This space is deeply personal to me — it’s where I share my journey, not because I seek recognition, but because I believe in the power of connection and the healing that comes from knowing you’re not alone.

This site is a safe place for survivors, supporters, and anyone seeking to understand the long road of healing. This site, along with all the social media accounts linked above, is dedicated to spreading awareness, education, and support for all survivors.

I’m glad you found it.

Here, you’ll find:

  • Personal reflections on trauma, recovery, and resilience
  • Educational resources about mental health and abuse
  • Curated articles and commentary on current issues affecting survivors
  • Community support through shared stories and experiences

I also share my interests in technology and photography on other sites because healing is also about rediscovering joy and creativity.

Whether you’re here to find hope, learn more, or support someone you care about, I’m happy you found your way here. Please feel free to explore, subscribe, and share — and remember, healing is possible, and you are never alone.

Latest Posts from the Blogs

  • Sharing – Mental Health Care Deserves More Than AI Therapy
    This is part of the connection we need for our mental health. It's not clear that AI tools can provide this. It's not human. It's the illusion of connection when our humanity deserves the real thing. AI can supplement; it is always available and provides access to a wealth of information, but it can't provide a real human connection.  The post Sharing – Mental Health Care Deserves More Than AI Therapy appeared first on Survivors News and Reviews.
  • Sharing – Unsettled: Why America is Emotionally Unwell
    Our natural stress and anxiety about the state of our country and our individual futures is not a disorder. It’s our nervous system detecting a clear danger and responding. The question isn’t always about how to be more resilient; sometimes it’s about how to make it less dangerous for everyone. The post Sharing – Unsettled: Why America is Emotionally Unwell appeared first on Survivors News and Reviews.
  • Sharing – Memories of childhood trauma may shift depending on current relationships
    Think of it this way, we don't ask trauma survivors to try healing from their trauma when their current situation is unsafe. That would be silly. We get them into a safe situation first, before they can even begin to heal. The same goes here. Kids who are safe and feel secure in their parents' love and support look forward beyond the trauma.  Kids who are unsafe and not secure in the love and support of parents relive their trauma on […]
  • Shared Links (weekly) Feb 1, 2026
    ? For more like this, subscribe to the newsletter and get everything I've been sharing in your email. The post Shared Links (weekly) Feb 1, 2026 appeared first on Survivors News and Reviews.
  • Sharing – How Online Interactions Affect Mental Health in the Digital Age
    Perhaps if we all focused on connecting with individuals and creating for one another, and less on consumption, we wouldn't need to enact laws that prevent people from accessing the opportunities that the internet makes available to us.  The post Sharing – How Online Interactions Affect Mental Health in the Digital Age appeared first on Survivors News and Reviews.
  • Sharing – the wound of unbelonging
    Mental health advocates like me can talk all day about the importance of community and the life-saving value of human connection, but who are we if we take that away from anyone?  The post Sharing – the wound of unbelonging appeared first on Survivors News and Reviews.
  • Sharing – The Cost of Healing Out Loud
    Having people in my life who I can talk to has been a massive support in my healing. Being able to tell my story with my voice has been a huge blessing for me.  I'm also acutely aware of the downside when it goes wrong, however. I know too many survivors who've been further damaged when trying to share their story as opposed to getting the support they were desperately seeking. Please, be careful with your story and yourself.  The post […]
  • The Mental Health Resource Shortage – Ohio Example
    What was obvious to me when reading the list was that most, not all, of the counties without a shortage of mental health resources were relatively suburban. They offer numerous advantages compared to urban and rural areas. Good schools, safe neighborhoods, access to healthcare of all kinds, etc. If you win the zip code lottery and find yourself born into one of these areas, there's a fairly good chance that mental healthcare will be available for you if needed. The post […]
  • Is there room for calm in your meetings?
    Mora's advice is to slow down, pause after someone finishes speaking, take a breath before coming off mute, and slow your speech.  I think those are great ideas that I plan to spend a little more time on and bring to the meetings I host in order to bring calm to the whole team. But then I started thinking about the many meetings I take part in each week, and how few of them feel anything like that. They ooze anxiety, tension, and focus on "getting through" the agenda at lightning speed before the next meeting […]
  • Worth Reading – “Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health
    It's exhausting to go to work every day for people who refuse to stand behind you as a human being and treat you like an expense they would do anything to be rid of.  Sadly, that is the state of the workplace for many people. It's not just at the library, and it won't be fixed by pizza, yoga, or any other lunchtime activity.  The post Worth Reading – “Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health appeared first on Mike McBride Online. If you want to see more like this, consider subscribing […]
  • Worth Reading – We Asked 9 Burnout Experts Their Secrets to Protecting Mental Health at Work—and They All Said the Same Thing
    This article gathers input from multiple experts and continues for 28 paragraphs without once mentioning the employers' expectation that we do all the things they tell us not to do.  It's all well and good to point out that setting boundaries, saying no, ending our work day on time, etc., are good ways to avoid burnout. It's another thing entirely for many of us to have that option in the first place.  The post Worth Reading – We Asked 9 Burnout Experts Their Secrets to Protecting Mental Health at Work—and They All Said the Same Thing […]
  • Worth Reading – The Legal Profession Cannot Yoga Its Way Out of a Mental Health Crisis
    Yoga or mindfulness seminars are nice, but they won't eliminate the mental health impacts of working 60-80 hours every week. If that's your expectation, you are harming your employees. If your business model depends on causing this harm, don't be surprised that people opt to do something other than continuing to work for you. It's in their best interests.  The post Worth Reading – The Legal Profession Cannot Yoga Its Way Out of a Mental Health Crisis appeared first on Mike McBride Online. If you want to see more like this, consider subscribing to the RSS […]
  • Worth Reading – The mental toll of continuous transformation
    This feels like a small hand being raised in the corner of a deafening room, trying to point out the obvious. We're only human. We need a break. That unsettled feeling you get every day at work might not be imposter syndrome or everyday stress, but the sheer exhaustion of knowing that you can never pause and focus on getting work done. The skills and knowledge you have now will be worthless tomorrow.  The post Worth Reading – The mental toll of continuous transformation appeared first on Mike McBride Online. If you want to see more […]
  • Worth Reading – Learning AI Feels Like a Second Job
    It's no wonder that people are burning out professionally. Every week there are new things to learn, changes to deal with, strategies to reconsider, projects on deadlines, etc. We don't often get a chance to simply do the work, let alone rest.  The post Worth Reading – Learning AI Feels Like a Second Job appeared first on Mike McBride Online. If you want to see more like this, consider subscribing to the RSS Feed.

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