Shared Links (weekly) March 15, 2026
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Shared Links (weekly) May 16, 2021
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Awareness days shouldn’t be a replacement for proper mental health care
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The 5 Most Common Things Clients Tell Me In Therapy
– Spoiler Alert: If you feel worse than anyone knows, you’re not alone.
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Joe Tracini: This is an article about hope for anyone who needs it, any time
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Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn: What are the Trauma Responses?
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Sharing – These Maryland cops responded to mental health emergency exactly the right way
I often talk about encounters between police and someone in a mental health crisis ending in tragedy. So it was refreshing for me to see a situation handled differently, and effectively. I also felt like it might be refreshing to share it to you as well, to see what it could look like when someone with proper training responds to these calls.
Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
Universities shouldn’t just treat mental illness – they should help prevent it too How Does Your Sense of Self Relate to Depression? FCC votes to set up 3-digit suicide hotline number like 911 – Eventually, you’ll be able to dial 988, but for now, we still want to keep this number handy. 800-273-TALK (8255) ‘People…
Sharing – Mental Health: When People Tell You How They Feel, Believe Them.
It’s not just saying I believe you when someone tells you they are struggling with depression or anxiety. It’s all of the subtle ways we show them that we don’t believe them. The “But you don’t look”, the “you’ll be fine”, the toxic positivity, the refusal to change your own behavior in supportive ways, etc., do just as much damage. They send the message that we don’t believe what you just said is serious enough to warrant doing anything differently.
Is that the message you want to send someone who trusted you enough to admit they are struggling with you? That their struggles aren’t valid enough for you to do anything differently?
Reviews Elsewhere – The 10-Step Depression Relief Workbook
I came across Alicia’s review of this workbook and I will admit at first I was skeptical. I’m always a little skeptical of self-help books and the title kind of sounded like yet another “I’ll show you how to cure depression in 10 easy steps”. But after reading Alicia’s review, I decided that maybe my…
Sharing – 13 Best Online Support Groups – Virtual Support Groups for Anxiety, Depression, and More
I think it’s a good sign for the elimination of stigma when a site like good housekeeping is sharing a list like this, helping people find support, and connect with others. Either that, or this pandemic is really pushing everyone to recognize the importance of taking care of our mental health. Or both. Regardless, check…
