These stories are important, because it’s not the same story that people have come to expect about a man abusing a child. They’re the kind of stories that remind us that abusers come in all variations, and we should not assume that children are necessarily safe because the person they are with doesn’t “look” like the type.
There is no “type”.
Theoren Fleury’s forthcoming book about his hockey career and life will be the second book to detail sexual abuse at the hands of paedophile coach Graham James, who served three years for the abuse of Sheldon Kennedy and another unnamed hockey player. Kennedy’s book was released three years ago, but it goes without saying that…
Depression is Different for Everyone | World of Psychology tags: CA How Do I Help My Family Member with Mental Illness? tags: CA Small Traumas Can Lead to Big Problems, Too tags: CA Self-Harm and Friendships: Pushing People Away tags: CA To Combat Stigma, Take Off Your Mask tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest…
“It was amazing to me to realize just how many people had gone through similar things as me. But no one knows these things until you start the conversation. So let’s start the freaking conversation. I am medicated to treat my depression. I love when people tell me they can’t believe I’m medicated. You seem…
This is a pretty cool idea, because as I’ve said many times, someone with depression needs to know that they are not the only one who has ever been in this struggle, and that there is hope. “Their letters and the others in the book, are so powerful because they’re all from people who have…
Of course, he’s right. What he sees in the UK is the same thing I see from my “much less qualified but simply paying attention” seat in the US, and I’m sure many of you see where you live as well. Our current mental health resources are designed to help “fix” something wrong with us. I can’t say they even do that well, but at least that is the plan, and that plan makes sense for many mental health struggles.
It is only part of the picture, though. In all seriousness, how would the 6-8 therapist sessions a good insurance plan covers help someone escaping domestic abuse or trying to feed a family on a minimum wage job? How is the teenager being abused at home, bullied at school, and overwhelmed by the bleakness of what the world might look like when they are an adult supposed to find hope in one crisis text line conversation?
How will we provide hope and connection to people without first understanding their world and how they navigate it every day?
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