This Week’s Links (weekly)
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Self-Care Practices and Recovering From Mental Illness (pt. 2)
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Getting the Support You Need When You’re Struggling with Depression
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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Online Education – Not Just for Tech and Career Skills
I’ll admit it, if you asked me where online you could educate yourself about Mental Health and self-care, LinkedIn Learning and Coursera wouldn’t have been at the top of my mind. Thankfully, the Make Use Of website knows better. They’ve shared some recommendations on courses you can take online:
Sharing – Your discomfort is not our deadline to move on
Do I wish I never had to hear another survivor’s story? Of course, I do. Not because of my discomfort, but because I wish these stories didn’t have to exist. Until there are no more stories, we owe it to survivors not only to hear them, but also to learn from them and take action because of them. Ignoring the truth harms us all and leads to more survivors with stories.Â
Shared Links (weekly) Oct. 30, 2022
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Mental Health Awareness Isn’t Enough: More Funding Is Needed
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How Trauma Makes Neurobiological Changes to Your Brain and Body
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Long waiting lists, long drives and costly care hinder many kids’ access to mental health care
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Promoting Safety from Sexual Abuse and Harm in Community Service Organisations
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Sharing – 3 Less-Known Reasons Why Men Don’t Talk about Mental Health
The article below goes into some of that, and it is definitely something to consider. Do we “excuse” men who self-medicate with drugs and alcohol, are irritable and lash out, etc. as just men acting out? Or do we consider that those are depression symptoms just as much as the ones we see in the media every day? (Which are almost always women looking very sad, and mostly white women at that.)
Frankly, if I considered being irritable, drinking and acting out as just part of being a man, I probably wouldn’t even know to talk about my mental health. We need to be sure and talk about all aspects of mental health, and what symptoms might look like, before we can expect people to know enough to talk.
For men, we may not be doing a good enough job.
Sharing – Most Americans think there is stigma associated with mental illness
The headline is just one of many interesting finding in this poll. Personally, what I find interesting is that 73% of respondents know someone with a diagnosed mental health disorder, yet less than 50% are very comfortable talking to their friends about mental health, and the number of people who feel like they know a…
Thank you for the link to my blog article where I do a book review of Lynn Tolson’s book Beyond the Tears.