Links I’m Sharing (weekly) – July 12, 2020
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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Link – Female paedophiles more prevalent than conviction rates suggest, leading forensic psychologist says
I’ve said it before, there is no “type” of person who sexually abuses children, nor a “type” they are always safe with, and that includes adult females. Dr Sullivan suspects the reluctance of victims to report abuse by women is one possible reason for this discrepancy. “Our experience is that victims of female perpetrators tend to…
Link – One in three children entered foster care in 2017 because of parental drug abuse
As I’ve been writing recently, when childhood trauma goes untreated, or not prevented in the first place, it can often lead to problems with addiction in adulthood, as well as many other things. (Not in everyone, but it is a significant factor statistically) Now we see that not doing anything about that childhood trauma, is…
Reviews Elsewhere – The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in Healing Trauma
There are certain books that I’ve seen discussed in the survivor community so often that it can be easy to overlook them when talking about recommendations for someone starting out on their healing journey. Bessel van der Kolk’s book about healing from trauma, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in Healing Trauma, falls into that category.
Shared Links (weekly) – Dec. 6, 2020
Teach Your Kids the Red Flags of Online Predators
Put your mental health first this holiday season
A Digital Resource Toolkit for Prioritizing Your Mental Health
How to talk to loved ones about their mental health
Sometimes We Don’t Show Concern Until It’s Too Late
Toxic Positivity Won’t Help With Depression
Trauma unmakes the world of the self. Can stories repair it?
Send a Text, Save a Life, mental health support
How I Deal With Dissociation as an Abuse Survivor
