Shared Links (weekly) Dec 22, 2024
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Let me go one further. It’s OK to use whatever tools are available that help you! Everyone is different and there’s no reason for anyone to not use all available tools, talk therapy, medication, exercise, etc. as long as they help! Don’t let anyone shame you into not taking care of your own mental health…
Life is complicated and uncertain. Our mental state is impacted by that every single day. It is no longer a choice to do the things that support our mental health. I would add that it’s not just an obligation we have to ourselves but an obligation we owe each other. Take care of yourself, and support other people when you can. That’s the only way forward.
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…
Since it’s been a number of years since I was seeing a therapist, and I was much less educated about any of this back then, it hasn’t occurred to me to be concerned about whether my therapist had, in fact, also been i therapy. So, my question is, would it bother you to know your…
There have been a number of articles that I’ve shared on social media about this, but I wanted to pause and mention this one in particular, because as someone who works with technology everyday, I cannot stress this enough. We have use the tools we have to stay connected. 1. Maintain connection “As humans, we…