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Link – Kate Bowler: “Everything happens for a reason” — and other lies I’ve loved
This is a hard TedTalk to watch. Not only does Kate discuss her cancer diagnosis, and her struggle in a very straight-froward manner, she also takes on this idea that life is fair, or that everything is part of a plan for our own prosperity. She studied the religious connotation of this, the “prosperity gospel”,…
Sharing – Nine in ten female young offenders are victims of abuse, research finds
“The vast majority of young women in contact with the criminal justice system have experienced significant trauma and disadvantage. This can be a key driver for their offending, whether that is being coerced into crime by a partner, sexually exploited or using drugs or alcohol to cope with what they have experienced.
In spite of that, when they then come into contact with the criminal justice system, too often the response does more harm than good or is retraumatising, such as the use of force, restraint or isolation.”
Sharing – Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent’s Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age
We would do well with more of this question and a deeper analysis of “says who” and less outrage. They won’t make it easy for us to do that, so we will have to do it for ourselves, and we’re going to have to teach the next generation.
Otherwise we will continue to see social media eat away at our mental health instead of being a tool that could help it by providing us with a community of people with shared interests.
Shared Links (weekly) June 25, 2023
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It’s in the water– “Meaningful solutions to address mental health begin by seeing it everywhere “
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What It’s Like Teaching Through a Youth Mental Health Crisis
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Allow Yourself to Be Human– “Stories of Hope: An Interview with Mahayla Robarge”