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Links I’m Sharing (weekly) – June 14, 2020
Data charges removed for websites supporting victims of crime – Have US carriers done the same? I Am No Longer Allowing My Mental Illness To Tell My I’m Unlovable Moving Past Stigma How Organizations Can Support the Mental Health of Black Employees How can we spot mental illness in men? How Bad is the Stalkerware…
Sharing – Mental Health Reminders for the New Year
Janet offers 10 suggestions that fit this description: “I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. I can barely plan my day, let alone the whole year. And I’m also not big on making commitments I know I can’t or won’t keep. Instead, I remind myself of certain behaviors I think I (maybe) can accomplish and…
Link – Can there ever be a mentally healthy prison?
This article is about the UK, but we’ve seen plenty of similar stories in the US. I’m sure many of you from other countries might even see it in your areas as well. The Chief Inspector of Prisons has just described the past year as a “dramatic period in which we documented some of the most…
Sharing – Being Around Birds Boosts Our Mental Well-Being Even 8 Hours After Hearing Them
Honestly, we put a birdfeeder in our yard a few years ago, and I will occasionally go out and watch some of the birds as they come to the feeder. It is relaxing. Having a few moments of relaxation in my day is good for my mental health. Maybe you can’t get a feeder and keep it stocked, but maybe there’s a park or lake nearby where you can hear and see the birds.
Give it a shot. See what happens.
Link – Past Experience Shapes What We See More Than What We Are Looking At Now
I do believe the findings also support what we see with abuse survivors, trying to see current situations through the lens of what we learned earlier. “A key question in neurology is about how the brain perceives, for instance, that a tiger is nearby based on a glimpse of orange amid the jungle leaves. If…
Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
Five Enlightened Ways to Think About Mental Health The New Look of Survivor Day Powerful display shows pair of shoes for every child lost to suicide Opinion: We Need to Be Trained in Responding to Mental Illness Understanding the Loneliness Epidemic Not Crazy: How I Overcame My Double Standard About Taking Psychiatric Medication True progress…
