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Sharing – My Husband Took His Life After Hiding Years of Sexual Abuse
Lenore’s story is sad and tragic, but her message is important. We lose so many survivors, men, and women, who just never find a way to share their pain and look for help. People who live without hope because they feel shame about something that was never their fault. I encourage you to read what she has to say about her hope in sharing her husband’s story. I also encourage you to consider how many survivors we lose in the same way who we don’t even know were abused as children because they never felt safe enough to tell anyone. I guarantee there are many more people like that than we would like to think about.
Sharing – Love live music? Here’s how it is secretly boosting your mental health
Last year, my wife and I decided our mantra would be “buy the ticket, go to the show” as often as possible. This year, we saw our first show last week and have been busy making plans for more, traveling in some cases and simply driving to New Orleans after work in others. I know it helped me get through 2024. I don’t know that it will solve everything 2025 brings us, but I know it will be a positive event for us and that the effects covered in the article below are accurate.
Sharing – How to Talk to Friends About Your Depression
I think, for many of us, we’ve always assumed that when you want to have a difficult conversation, and disclosing your depression can be a difficult conversation, you wanted to set aside a time to have it without any distractions.
What if the distractions would help instead?
Link – Employers train workers to help colleagues in crisis
Frankly, this is a great idea. In my office we have a list of who knows CPR, who is responsible in case of fire, etc. Why not a similar list of who you can talk to about your mental health, who can help get you to the proper resources in a sympathetic way? “The exercise…
Link – Stigma and Sharing About Mental Health Online
Seriously? “There’s this idea that people only share things to garner attention, especially when said things are controversial or outside the norm of what most people share. Stories of mental illness tend to fall into the latter category, and some people balk at the idea. They say there’s no other reason to share but to try…
