Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
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Have You Considered The Power of Hope?
If you’re here today, there is hope for a better tomorrow.
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Parents need to get cyber savvy to help protect their kids online, says expert
Have You Considered The Power of Hope?
If you’re here today, there is hope for a better tomorrow.
Parents need to get cyber savvy to help protect their kids online, says expert
An English postman was jailed for eight and a half years last week for the grooming and abuse of children and teens through Facebook, MSN Messenger and smaller social networking site Bebo. Michael Williams’s campaign stretched over a five year period and police have numbered the victims as potentially stretching up to 1000, though nearly…
Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son dies after assault: report This is just so shocking, and sad. Proof that child abuse can happen anywhere, and even being a pro athlete doesn’t protect your kids from abusers. tags: Sports CA Royal Commission into child sex abuse prompts partners to speak out tags: CA NFL won’t let Brandon Marshall…
‘We Can Talk About This’: Kids Benefit When Parents Open Up About Mental Health Struggles
COVID-19 Did Not Affect Mental Health the Way You Think
– Turns out there’s a lot of resiliency out there too, but it looks different for everyone.
How one woman’s experience with childhood sexual abuse inspired her to help others heal
Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under 45
– in the UK
“Never Look on the Dark Side”: The Science of Positivity from Early Eugenics to Today
I have heard Shelly Tygielski’s story before. Right at the start of the pandemic, she put together a sort of community-based mutual aid organization that was designed to match people in need with people who could help. She has now written a book about that experience and shared her mindfulness teachings.
I caught an interview piece/book review over on the Time website this week and I thought this is something that really makes a lot of sense, and might be something we need to think much more openly about when we encourage people to self-care.