Shared Links (weekly) Nov. 16, 2025
For more like this, subscribe to the newsletter and get everything I’ve been sharing in your email.
Spotted this video on Facebook and thought I would share the recommendations from break the chain about what books might help you get started on the path to healing from an abusive childhood. Don’t forget, if you have a resource that you want to review for our readers, and you don’t have your own blog,…
Came upon this review from the Mental Health at Home blog, and something about it really hit home with me. I think in the survivor, and mental health, communities we have a real problem, and that problem has to do with how many people have this very strange way of defining “thinking positively”. So when…
Sadly, this is probably about the same in other countries as well. “Data from 32 NHS Trusts in England showed about 60% of under-18s who are referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) by their GP are not receiving treatment, according to figures obtained by Spurgeons children’s charity.” The reason I believe it’s…
Expecting life to bend to our expectations and definition of what “complete” looks like will only lead to disappointment. Life is constantly in flux, full of ups and downs. Why anyone would expect treatment for mental health issues to somehow be different, is hard for me to explain.
How can parents and other adults help children and teens living with undiagnosed, untreated PTSD find the help they need? An understanding of the symptoms of PTSD is a good place to start. Some of the symptoms in children and teens are the same as those for babies and toddlers. These include hypervigilance, emotional distress…