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Some interesting “lunch and learn” programs you may want to consider.
We Can All Prevent Suicide
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Using Humor as a Coping Tool
Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 3, 2023
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5 Big Lies Our Trauma Wants Us To Believe, From A Psychologist
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9 tips to survive this particularly stressful holiday season
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The Act of Reaching Out– “Call them instead. Reaching out needn’t be a one-way street.”
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Link – Horrific deaths, brutal treatment: Mental illness in America’s jails
This article is intense. It is also something we need to talk about, and do something about. People with mental illnesses in jails around the country are routinely dying in horrific ways and under preventable circumstances, a Virginian-Pilot investigation has found. The country’s 3,000-plus jails are the default treatment center for many. There is often…
Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
More than eight in 10 men in prison suffered childhood adversity 10 Real Ways to Support a Friend After Suicide Loss Common Signs of Someone Who May Be Suicidal Matt Haig: ‘I wanted to end it all, but surviving and thriving is the lesson I pass on’ The Desert of Redemption? “Lastly, in the most…
Sharing – Not Just Social Isolation: Loneliness Comes in Many Forms
It is true that there are people with plenty of social skills and social contacts who are still lonely. As a survivor, I recognize this in things like the small number of people we can talk to comfortably about our abuse, our healing, etc. At various times in my life, I’ve had a lot of friends and was very social. I was still lonely. Because no one saw all of me. No one sat with me in my pain. I kept it hidden from everyone. That’s lonely.
