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Link – Talking To Kids About Suicide And Mental Illness
Whether or not you have a history of mental illness, talk to your children. Let them know that, while feelings like hopelessness, ennui, and irrational anger are normal in small doses, if they feel that way a lot of the time, they can get help. Let them know they never have to be ashamed of…

Sharing – Sometimes just one conversation can really help
Adam’s comment about his relationship with his mother is excellent. “My mum can always sense when I don’t feel myself. When I’m in a bad place she can see I’m acting differently, so she asks me how I am. It’s helpful when she starts the conversation with me, because it shows she’s not too busy…

Link – Journalist who deliberately went missing reveals how real struggle is when you go back home
There is so much truth to this. My time dealing with DID and going missing wasn’t all over the local news, but this was absolutely true. “When you return from missing, the space you’re returning to is no longer safe. You’ve just proven it’s fragile – that your mind and body aren’t as secure there…
Reading – 10 tips to protect your child from a pedophile
Found via @dyanndaleymd The topic you don’t want to read, but should I don’t know that I agree with everything in this article, but there is a lot of good information about how a pedophile might target children and what to look out for. The one thing I definitely do agree with, however is this:…

Sharing – A Vital Self-Care Strategy Everyone Must Practice
This is an interesting way to consider self-care. Typically we think of things we do alone, taking a break from people, resting, relaxing, etc. as “self-care”. Those things are important, but we also need to feel connected, so this is an important part of self-care as well, staying connected to others. The best way to…

Link – Talking to Men About Depression
This is something that we often miss, and prevents us from seeing depression in many people to begin with: “Part of the difficulty was that my friend’s symptoms were more about impatience, irritability, and anger than behaviors we typically associate with depression, such as crying, moping, and an inability to get started with any task…