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Palm Springs Conference for Men Abused as Boys
http://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/02/07/valley-voice-teitelbaum-abuse-boys/23026265/ Just wanted to share the information from this article about a conference for male child abuse victims: This recovery effort has morphed into the annual “It Happens to Boys Conference,” which will take place on March 6-7 at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences in Rancho Mirage. We offer survivors a safe, nonjudgmental environment…

Sharing – Getting Real About the Therapist Shortage
As she puts it, there’s a shortage of therapists in general, a shortage of therapists that take insurance, and a shortage of therapists with specialized training. None of that will change without significant changes to the mental health system, and even if it did, we still wouldn’t have enough therapists, especially in rural areas.

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Mental Health Stigma Says There’s Pride in Silent Struggle How to Manage Anxiety During Periods of Transition What Mental Health Statistics Can Tell Us How Mental Health Conversations Are Reinforcing the Stigma How to Feel Your Feelings When You Were Never Really Taught Suicide Rates Are Rising, But Nobody Really Knows Why Latest Suicide Data…
This Week’s Links (weekly)
Pleasant Valley grad helps put her sexually abusive father in prison, pens novel to help other victims | PoconoRecord.com Mobile Edition tags: CA Let’s get this straight: Child victims are never at fault | MailTribune.com tags: CA Sandusky’s ‘Victim No. 1’ talks about preventing child sex abuse tags: CA Virtual and Offline Sexual Predators Not…

Sharing – The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Our Worth and How I’ve Let Them Go
Orly’s first step to overcoming this was actually talking to someone about it. I cannot emphasize this enough. The shame we carry from childhood is all-consuming to us. It’s the secret we expend massive amounts of energy trying to hide and obsessing over. The things we feel shame about are the things that impact our day-to-day lives in adulthood.
And, for the most part, the shame we feel isn’t true. It’s not based in reality. Orly isn’t “not smart” any more than I am, and I do not deserve punishment any more than you. These are simply the stories we took away from our childhood.
This is also why that first reaction is so important. When we finally work up the courage to share our secrets, our shames, it’s painful to have them mocked or disbelieved.