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Sharing – The concerning rise of the “Trauma Essay”
Jake has concerns, and I think we should be concerned about this. “High school students are being encouraged to write about their struggles, hardships, and traumatic life experiences in order to be admitted into college & university. This therapist has some concerns.” Writing about trauma can be beneficial. I’ve always encouraged people to talk and…
Link – How The Loss Of U.S. Psychiatric Hospitals Led To A Mental Health Crisis
Another example of the road to hell being paved by good intentions. A concerted effort to grow community-based care options that were less restrictive grew out of the civil rights movement and a series of scandals due to the lack of oversight in psychiatric care, Sisti says. While those efforts have been successful for many,…
Have you found your creativity to help with your mental health?
Turns out that doing things we like is good for our mental health, so it’s not selfish to make time for them.
Sharing – Boundaries for Healing Childhood Trauma
The article below provides many more details, but similar to what I wrote earlier this week about taking a mental health day, boundaries are personal. How I decide to interact with my family may look very different from how other survivors do it. My boundaries have changed over the years. What they look like now is different from what they were when I was struggling more with my mental health as a younger man. I still have boundaries. I define them for myself every day.
You should, too. You can decide where your boundaries are and when they can be adjusted. You decide what is safe for you. You decide who is harmful to you.
Sharing – Central Ohioans audition for ‘This Is My Brave,’ a show about living with mental illness
I know that I have a number of followers among my many family and friends on Columbus, so I wanted to take a moment and make you aware of this upcoming show in November. For those of you not in Columbus, you may be interested in checking out other shows on the This is My…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): 10 Signs of Child Abuse tags: CA ChildAbuse 9 Ways to Help a Friend or Family Member … …