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Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 30, 2022
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Toxic positivity & victim blaming women – It’s a short drive from “everything happens for a reason” to “you deserved that”. Just no to all of it.
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Trauma-informed care in mental health: what should it look like
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‘I Don’t Want To Be A Burden’: On Black Men, Suicide And How To Be A Safe Space
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You Are Not Alone in Your Grief, No Matter How ‘Messy’ It Is
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How to Cope with Feeling Off and Getting Back to Your ‘‘Normal’’
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Healing From Trauma Means Cleaning Up the Mess You Didn’t Make
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Sharing – Teens feel less emotional support than their parents think they do, new report shows
I can’t help but wonder how many of those teens who feel like they have no one to talk to about their emotions have parents who don’t think their teen has emotional struggles because, surely, they would talk to their “supportive” parents.
Don’t assume your kids are fine because they haven’t talked to you about struggling. They may be in that gap.
