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I think Chris Brogan provides an interesting perspective on why we talk about depression. “I Want Depression to Be Seen as Normal Not “normal” like “hey, everything’s okay!” but more normal like “this is just a thing. Some people have it AND they do other stuff.” I want companies and employees and customers and friends and…
Link – Effects of child abuse don’t start and end within the family
This quote fits in with some other things I have been linking to and commenting on recently. The sad realty that many children who grow up traumatized or neglected, tend to struggle as adults, but instead of seeing them as people who need support and help, we lose any sympathy we had for them when…
Sharing – You Can’t Breathe Through a Broken System
Like her, I am all for doing what you need to for self-care, whatever that looks like for you. But we cannot simply prescribe better self-care practices to people who need our society to stop harming them.
Until we recognize that and fight for those changes, we are falling short in advocating for better mental health for everyone.
Link – Who Are You Comparing Yourself To?
I recently wrote about this when it comes to looking at social media, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be require social media, we all assume everyone else is handling life better, when most people aren’t. You compare yourself to this woman. Constantly. Maybe your version is slightly different. But whatever the specifics, you’ve painted…
Sharing – Why Complex Trauma Survivors Can’t Just ‘Get Over It’
You don’t decide to get over that. It’s not impossible to heal from it but it’s going to require quite a bit more than just deciding to get over it. So maybe you’d do a lot more good supporting people through that process instead of demanding they get over it so you can feel more comfortable.
Sharing – The 11 Best Books for Depression of 2021, According to an Expert
Mary Tatum, MS, LMHC offers this list of books on depression, which right now, many of us are dealing with.
Have you read any of the ones on her list? Any that you would add to it?
