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Reviews Elsewhere – Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking is Undermining America
Came upon this review from the Mental Health at Home blog, and something about it really hit home with me. I think in the survivor, and mental health, communities we have a real problem, and that problem has to do with how many people have this very strange way of defining “thinking positively”. So when…
Reading – Sacrificing our Children: Sexual Abuse Myths in Fame Culture
I think Bobbi misses one of the reasons society continues to believe these myths. I’ve written about it elsewhere; our natural instinct to find a reason to believe that it won’t happen to us, or won’t be as damaging if it should happen. Thus, we keep our kids away from strange, anti-social, men, and we…
Reading – U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies
“Rampant sexual abuse of children has long been a problem in Afghanistan, particularly among armed commanders who dominate much of the rural landscape and can bully the population. The practice is called bacha bazi, literally “boy play,” and American soldiers and Marines have been instructed not to intervene — in some cases, not even when…
Review: Accused – Kenny’s Story (2010, UK)
Jimmy McGovern is an acclaimed British TV screenwriter. His newest series Accused was co-written with other newer writers for each of its six episodes. The show always starts on the morning that a criminal is about to be sentenced and in flashback we learn the motive for the crime (usually murder, with occasional previous crimes)….
Link – When Your Friend Is Hiding Depression
Because of the perceived risk in revealing this news, too many people suffer in silence. Too many pull themselves together to face the world, but alone at home they crumble in shame, guilt, and agonizing pain. The pain is the worst part of it, and while feeling it you are sure this is the only…

Link – Research Shows Strong Link Between Childhood Trauma And Adult Mental Illness
This is an interesting question, should we treat childhood trauma as a public health crisis? “When public health officials get wind of an outbreak of Hepatitis A or influenza, they spring into action with public awareness campaigns, monitoring and outreach. But should they be acting with equal urgency when it comes to childhood trauma? A…