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ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

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    When my wife and I both lost our parents in a short period, I was thankful that there were people in our lives who gave us space to grieve and checked in on both of us. I’m also acutely aware of how different the reactions were as well. Part of that was the difference in relationships, my wife was much closer to her parents than I was to mine, but there was also an undertone where I was expected to be less emotional about it than she was. Again, plenty of people did better, but it was still there.

    I also recognize that I was lucky to have people in my life who saw that. Many men do not have any space to grieve or process emotions other than anger. For those men, read the whole thing and learn how to create space.

  • Robin Williams Dies in Apparent Suicide

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    It’s not official, of course, that his death was a suicide, but we do know that he was suffering from depression, addiction, and perhaps some other mental health issues. Unfortunately the death of Robin Williams serves as yet another painful reminder that mental health issues affect everyone, no matter how famous, successful, or funny. If…

  • Sharing – Nicole Phelps on Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps’ depression

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    I was so glad to see that Nicole is seeing her own therapist and developing her own support, and that the article refers to her own trauma. It is trauma to deal with the possibility that your loved one will not be here anymore because of what their own depression is doing to them. We should take that very seriously, and act accordingly.

  • Links I’m Sharing (weekly) July 26, 2020

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    Brian Cardoza on Surviving Abuse and Sex Trafficking

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    5 Reasons Mental Illness Isn’t ‘Abnormal’ (And ‘Normal’ Doesn’t Exist)

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  • Sharing – The Life Benefits of Contemplating Death

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    After all, when it does happen, how many people are going to remember those extra hours we put in at work? Or the time we took a chance that didn’t work out? No, they’ll remember the things they shared with us. The memories we made together.

    What kind of memories are you making today?

  • Guardian Experience Article, 14th May 2011

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    Last Saturday The Guardian published one of its regular Experience columns, this time describing the husband’s reaction to his wife being raped. That piece is here. Normally we just link and let you read the article. This one is different. The Guardian has had a long history of op-ed columns from non-staff contributors such as…

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