Shared Links (weekly) August 3, 2025
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Put simply, this is a call for every workplace to have trained mental health first-aiders just like they have physical first-aiders. A number of employers are taking action. WHSmith has committed to match the number of staff that are physical first-aiders with mental health first-aiders over the next 12 months. This is an interesting idea….
I remember when my therapist asked me this question after we had reached a point where she knew I wasn’t a risk to myself, and had stabilized enough to start looking forward. It was a huge turning point in my mental health… There is one question though, that I ask clients early and often. It’s…
This is a topic that is very often misunderstood by survivors of childhood sexual abuse as well, this the reason I am sharing it here, though do heed to warning about some very mature and explicit subject matter. Sex educator Emily Nagoski breaks down one of the most dangerous myths about sex and introduces us…
Rising cases of abuse, neglect: The good, the bad, the ugly tags: CA Solitary Confinement: Mental Illness and Isolation tags: CA Blog Against Child Abuse – March 2013 Edition tags: CA Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Depression tags: CA Are More Female Teachers Having Inappropriate Relationships With Teen Students? tags: CA Author Jayneen Sanders offers tips…
““The millisecond my hands left the rail, it was an instant regret,” he says.” A powerful story of someone who beat the odds of surviving a fall from the bridge, but also has a message for those who think that mental health issues cannot be overcome. Man Who Survived Suicide Attempt Off Golden Gate Bridge…
I’m curious to see what others think about this. I’ve never been part of a local mental health support group, for various reasons it hasn’t ever really worked out for me to be involved, but I can see where this could be true: They help because, sometimes, what we really need to build self-esteem is…