Shared Links (weekly) Sept. 29, 2024
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Introduction to Tanya J. Peterson, Author of ‘Mental Health for the Digital Generation’
Toxic Childhood? 10 Lessons You Must Unlearn in Adulthood
Five tips to keep your children safe online
How To Be Intentional With Social Media Use
Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
Here’s What Happens When Social Workers, Not Police, Respond To Mental Health Crises
Former Gymnast Sarah Klein Discusses Coach John Geddert’s Sex Abuse Charges
The article below gets into a lot more of the details of how different groups have been affected in a variety of ways, but the thing that I found myself nodding along to was this idea. This is not going to go away this Summer. People you know who have struggled, and have anxiety about things opening back up again, or are dealing with grief and depression, or the aftermath of all of the trauma that we’ve borne witness to over the last couple of years, are not going to just be “back to normal” and ready to hit happy hour like nothing happened.
We’re not there. We’re not going to be there for awhile. Give those people, and yourself if that describes you, some grace and patience.
Most of all, don’t stigmatize anyone for not being OK for a bit. We’ve all been dealing with different levels of trauma and anxiety, and you likely don’t even know half of how much people around you have been dealing with.
So, just be kind, OK?
This particular story does not involve a child, it involves a 20-year old woman who was dealing with postpartum depression, but I think there are two important lessons to be learned from it, that do apply to children as well. 1. Victims of sexual abuse, and sex trafficking, come from all over, including well-to-do suburbs….
This article is mostly about early childhood development, but I think this is a beacon of hope for all survivors. “Although this sounds dire, reparative experiences of attachment can help us grow and resolve our trauma. These experiences can come through therapy, but they can also come through stable, intimate relationships where we can feel…
Friends mourn Steve Austin, former pastor and author who wrote about suicide and mental health
– I didn’t know Steve the way others did. I followed him on social media, read and shared some of his stuff, and will miss having that voice out here.
Want to save the children? How child sexual abuse and human trafficking really work
“The Me You Can’t See”: How To Stop Hiding Behind Your Hurt and Start Sharing Your Story