This Week’s Links (weekly)
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SUPERSTAR SURVIVOR KELLIE JO HOLLY – NoLo Movement
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Sexual Abuse Resources – Katie Couric
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Self-Care: So Difficult At Times, Yet So Important
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Signs of Child Abuse (and How to Stop It)
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Nine suggestions to prevent sexual abuse among children
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SUPERSTAR SURVIVOR KELLIE JO HOLLY – NoLo Movement
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Many of you already know that I love photography, so clearly when I saw a link to this article, I was immediately intrigued. There’s much to agree with here. First I will be honest. There are periods of time when depression makes me feel like hobbies and interests are meaningless to engage in and anxiety…
Widow of Columbus firefighter remembers husband, talks need for mental health awareness Forensics and Mental Health What It Means to Be a Mental Health Advocate—And How to Become One To Others Who Have Experienced Trauma as Children Abuse is Not A Contest Of Who Had It Worse Mental Health isn’t something we should be afraid…
Edie shares this experience with a new client. Now, there are legal reasons a therapist cannot acknowledge a patient in public, but I’ve seen some cases where the extent of this privacy can also be a bit off-putting. The very first therapist I went to actually had two separate doors to the office. You would…
The sentiment what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger seems to be commonplace among those who espouse the virtues of resilience, grit, and mental toughness. But what happens when adversity strikes during childhood? What are the adult responses to an early life filled with not just adversity and trauma, but toxic stress? And more importantly,…
Should the prevention of childhood trauma be a public health issue? Not all trauma can be prevented, but when you see statistics like this, it’s hard to argue that this isn’t something that is affecting society in a large way: “Not only were rates of developing a mental illness higher, people who experienced more trauma…
This article is referring to events and people I do not know much about, beyond some public information I’ve seen about the yoga communities, but this line did catch my attention: “Sometimes we can’t acknowledge the trauma of others,” she said, “until we acknowledge the ways in which we ourselves have been traumatized.” Matt talks…