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Review: Suffer The Children By Adam Creed (2009, UK)
You could be forgiven for thinking that saturation of crime drama is beginning to result in repetition; just as the plot of the very first episode of CSI NY was influenced by Mark Billingham’s Sleepyhead, now we have Suffer The Children by Adam Creed (hereafter known as STC), which, like Ian Rankin’s Dead Souls 11…
Reading – Conversation can stop suicide, specialists say
“This week, mental health professionals are marking National Suicide Prevention Week, offering advice on how to respond to someone who may be on the verge of killing himself or herself.“You can make a difference, especially if you can get somebody to talk about it,” said Elsa Ronningstam, a psychoanalyst, McLean Hospital psychologist, and board member…

Shared Links (weekly) March 5, 2023
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How to Help Someone Having a Panic Attack (In 4 Simple Steps)– These are important things to know before someone you know has a panic attack.
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Keeping Your Mental Health Crisis Plan Up to Date– It’s important to have one, and it’s important to make sure the information in it is still accurate.
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Study: LGBTQ+ youth are less likely to feel depressed with parental support
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The Australian research that’s rewriting the book on burnout – and the five red flags to watch for

Sharing – A guide to maintaining your mental health ahead of Election Day
I would agree that maybe the best way to navigate today is to be offline, and just turn off the TV and do something else all day. (Especially if you’ve already voted.) Of course, some of us will be working, and might need to be online a little bit, so the resources shared in the…

Link – Stress from Positive Change Requires PTSD Self-Care Too
This is something to always keep in mind, I think it’s why we sometimes look at people who are dealing with trauma from their past and can’t figure out why they seem so reluctant to make even positive changes – Change of any kind can create stress. As demonstrated by this Online Stress Test, many…
Reading – Bonded to the Abuser: How Victims Make Sense of Childhood Abuse
Great book review by Amy and Mel! The review itself makes for some interesting reading about how survivors are bonded to their abuser, and how it can be important to understand that the abuser is doing things because of their own problems, not because the child is deserving. Have you read this book? What did…