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Sharing – What Is Familial Sexual Grooming?
Consider how often a child is not believed because the family friend or member “doesn’t seem like the type?”
That’s familial grooming. That is getting the family to see you as one thing when you are targeting a child in that family, thereby not only giving you access to the child but creating doubt about whether their own child is telling the truth. It also doesn’t help that so many of us think we know what a predator looks like, and are so easily fooled:
Sharing – Mental illness is so stigmatised, I sometimes wish my son had had cancer
This is a sad statement, and probably shocking to any of you who’ve not had to deal with an obvious, and public, mental illness. I have no idea what it’s like to deal with the kind of struggle her son is dealing with, but I do remember after having a dissociative episode tied to major…
Link – The truth about self-harm
This is a really nice guide that they’ve put together: “This booklet aims to help you understand more about self-harm and what to do if you are worried about yourself or someone else. It explains what self-harm is, what to do if you or someone you know is self-harming, and how to get help.” The…
Sharing – Giving Ourselves Credit for Seemingly Small Wins
You can read the article below for suggestions of things you should give yourself credit for. Then it’s up to you to understand how much you really do accomplish, even in the face of COVID-19, violence, and mass uncertainty.
Her list might even spark some ideas for some other, small, things you can do, and then give yourself credit for doing.
What are you giving yourself credit for today?
