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Sharing – Screen Time Shenanigans For Your Mental Health
I’m linking to this not because I think we should all give up on finding a better balance between screen time and in-person time but because I want to remind all of us that simply taking away screens from someone struggling or kids is possibly taking away a lifeline, too. There are dangerous things out here on the internet, but there are also a lot of good, positive experiences.
Sharing – 11 myths about mental health
Every once in awhile, though, these lists provide me with something that causes me to do a double take. Like this:
“5. Only people without friends need therapists”
Huh? Look, I have some great friends, who I love dearly. I even have some friends who are therapists, but none of those relationships is the equivalent of going to therapy
Link – 10 Things Emotionally Neglected Kids Grow Up Believing — That Are NOT True
A similar thing could be said of children of any type of abuse. One thing I do know for sure, is we absorb a lot of messages that are not true. Including some of the ones in this article. Growing up in an emotionally neglectful household (Childhood Emotional Neglect, or CEN) takes its toll on…
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.
Link – ‘It’s nothing like a broken leg’: why I’m done with the mental health conversation
In one way, we want it to be seen as something we can talk about as easily as a broken leg. But there’s more to it. “The truth is: enough awareness has been raised. We – the public, the health professionals, the politicians – need to make our words and actions count for more.” Broken…
Shared Links (weekly) March 7, 2021
Introduction to Tanya J. Peterson, Author of ‘Mental Health for the Digital Generation’
Toxic Childhood? 10 Lessons You Must Unlearn in Adulthood
Five tips to keep your children safe online
How To Be Intentional With Social Media Use
Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
Here’s What Happens When Social Workers, Not Police, Respond To Mental Health Crises
Former Gymnast Sarah Klein Discusses Coach John Geddert’s Sex Abuse Charges
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