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Sharing – People harm themselves to cope with big emotions. You can help them heal.
I appreciate that there is someone researching this, and I am also glad that the subject of the article, artist Donalen Rojas Bowers, is sharing her story as well. It’s not an easy thing to talk about, it’s not an easy thing to learn about, and it’s definitely not an easy thing to find out someone you love is self-harming.
None of that unease should matter when compared to understanding and helping kids and adults who feel the need to self-harm because there have no better options available. The only way we find those is to talk about this.
Sharing – US suicide rate up 40% in 17 years, blue-collar workers highest risk: CDC
The headline really sort of says it all doesn’t it? Yes, it does. It highlights just how awful we have gotten when it comes to mental health issues, and what the consequences have been. Can you imagine any other cause of death having a 40% increase in 17 years and how many programs and resources…
Sharing – When Scrolling Through Social, Keep Your Mental Health in Mind
This is an older post from the Mental Health First Aid site, but I’ve been thinking a lot about this and being much more purposeful in who I follow and what kinds of things I want in my feeds. I think it’s something to consider because simply using social media is not bad for our…
Sharing – Mental Health – Keep talking about it. Make it public and open
I 100% agree with Alison on this, we are not comfortable talking about mental health, and we aren’t comfortable even hearing someone else talk about it:
