Shared Links (weekly) Sept. 28, 2025
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Sharing – Our mental health crashed in 2020. Recovery could take years
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?
Link – The Incredible Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Now Used In Mental Health
If this is our current situation, why not use AI and all this technology, to look at different ways of screening and treating mental health issues? “The critical shortfall of psychiatrists and other mental health specialists to provide treatment exacerbates this crisis. In fact, nearly 40% of Americans live where there is a shortage of…
Sharing – 15 Spooky-Good Ways To Spread Kindness This Halloween
Tomorrow is a good day to be playful, be part of your community, interact with strangers, dress up, and be silly. I’d argue it’s the perfect day for it, because it’s not only socially acceptable, but expected!Â
Shared Links (weekly) April 4, 2021
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Ask a Black Therapist: 5 tips to support Black mental health during the Derek Chauvin trial
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A ground breaking campaign that changed the mental health landscape
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How to Save a Life – Suicidality is on the rise in 2021. Talking about it can change everything.
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Book of the Month March 2021 – A Tiny Spark of Hope: Healing Childhood Trauma
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I Use Everything in My Resilience Toolkit to Keep My Mental and Physical Health Intact.
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Link – Disclosing My Mental Illness: Every Situation is Different
I think this is good advice for mental health issues, or disclosing past child abuse. Think about when and where you want that information out there. “The experiences I’ve had over the past several years make me really think about where and when disclosing my mental illness is helpful. My comfort level changes with each…
