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Link – Normal Mental Health: How Does Chasing It Create Stigma?
This is a good reminder – “When it comes to mental health, normality is a myth that does little to provide a path to long-term recovery. Instead, it serves as a standard we measure ourselves against, consistently finding that we come up short in comparison.” Often I see folks dealing with mental health or abuse…
Sharing – Toxic Childhood? 10 Lessons You Must Unlearn in Adulthood
If you’ve read much of anything around here, then I’m sure you’ll find it no surprise that I agree 100% with this: The hardest part of recovering from a toxic childhood isn’t just coping with the fact that your emotional needs weren’t met or that you were actively neglected or even marginalized, dismissed, or made…
Sharing – Does childhood adversity dilute life’s meaning? New research reveals surprising findings.
It doesn’t have to be a grand purpose either, just something that makes you want to return each day. It can be wanting to learn something new, be there for the important days for a friend or family member, see what happens with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, or whatever makes you want to get up the next day to be part of it. That moves us to healing, showing up for our lives each day. That, to me, is purpose. What keeps you here? What keeps you connected to other people?
Do more of that.
Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 3, 2021
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Mental health apps: How to find one that works
Students Feel Anxious About COVID-19. Why Aren’t They Turning to Campus Mental Health Resources For Help?
‘Boys do cry’: Georgie Wileman chronicles the private experience of male depression
Making a Difference One Person at a Time
Talking to your young athletes about sexual abuse
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My Top 5 Mental Health Lessons For 2021
Shared Links (weekly) Oct. 9, 2022
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How to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Grooming, with Feather Berkower
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9 more ways to show your friends you love them, recommended by NPR listeners
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Reducing sexual violence could be key in reducing rates of teenage mental ill-health
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Loneliness and unhappiness may accelerate aging faster than smoking
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Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
Feeling Less Alone This Mental Health Awareness Month We Need to Get Rid of the Stigma Around Mental Health Mental Health Therapy Can Help, So Give It a Second Chance Theo Fleury’s greatest goal: The hockey legend turns to tech to help others (like him) heal after trauma Should I Quit Therapy? A Parent’s Guide…
