Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
-
Alone, Together: Why It’s Physical Distancing, Not Social Distancing
-
Healing from Sexual Violence: How Friends and Family Can Help
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Similar Posts
Reviews Elsewhere – 7 Top Books That Will Help You Heal Trauma
Sandra Pawula has a few things to say about trauma, and recommends 7 books she has used to help understand trauma and how to heal from it, you should definitely check out her list if you’re in the market to find a new resource. http://alwayswellwithin.com/2017/10/28/top-books-healing-trauma/ Have you read any of the books on her list?…
Link – Feeling Completely and Utterly Alone Because You Have a Mental Illness? This Can Help
I know we all feel this way, even if we know it’s not true. “You know that you’re not the only person on this planet to be in pain. But it doesn’t matter. Because it looks like everyone around you is just fine. You’re the only one who has a hard time getting out of…
Sharing – Mental illness is so stigmatised, I sometimes wish my son had had cancer
This is a sad statement, and probably shocking to any of you who’ve not had to deal with an obvious, and public, mental illness. I have no idea what it’s like to deal with the kind of struggle her son is dealing with, but I do remember after having a dissociative episode tied to major…
Link – 5 Beliefs People with Adverse Upbringing Have about Themselves
I’ll freely admit these were beliefs I had about myself growing up and into early adulthood. Some of them are still things I struggle with all these years later. Oddly enough, I struggle with two that seem to be contradictory, but are dependent upon what facet of my life you’re talking about. At work, and…
Sharing – Stigma Keeps Us From Talking – Even To Each Other
I agree with what George says here about speaking out – Sometimes, when the others we’re concerned about include employers, spouses and children, it’s OK to exercise your right to just be quiet. At the end of the day, while we wish dealing with a mental health issue would be met with only love and…
