‘Boys do cry’: Georgie Wileman chronicles the private experience of male depression
Rural Louisiana communities have less access to mental health care; How groups are closing the gap
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Let’s take a moment to appreciate the partners of people with mental health issues 7 Common Myths About Psychotherapy The value of mental health training in the workplace Does Suicide Stigma Look Different for Men and Women? How to Move Forward When Your Story Holds You Back Friends in Crisis: What to Do When You…
Anchoring myself in the present moment means focusing on the situation in front of me and doing what I can to improve it. That can mean donating money or time to causes I care about, calling elected representatives, supporting the people around me who are suffering, speaking out where I can, educating where I can, and staying aware of opportunities to do the things I can do.Â
The hope doesn’t lie in one person changing everything; it lies in enough of us doing what we can to make that change.Â
This article is from 2018, and is obviously written to Churches, but I think this bit is applicable in every setting, church, schools, sport teams, and society in general: We should not just worry about the creepy guy in the back. Successful predators can be in positions of respect in our churches. Deception is the…
I was offered the chance to review this book a long, long time ago. I kept picking it up and putting it back down, then picking it back up again a couple of moths later, and putting it down again. Part of that is just my busy lifestyle, with the work and the traveling. Part…
I think the folks at Horowitz Law have got this right: “Most sex offenders, therefore, don’t fall into some easily-identifiable, logical category. They can be young or old, shy or outgoing, tall or short, and of course rich or poor. We wish this weren’t the case, of course. Because this reality leads to a disturbing…
Cognitive dissonance is real, and we see the results of it every day. But, if we want to heal from child abuse, we have to deal with it: One challenge of recovery from childhood abuse lies in this cognitive dissonance between what an abused child comes to believe as true and the truth of the…
