Shared Links (weekly) April 5, 2026
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We all have our experiences. We are experts in our experiences with mental health. That’s great, but our experience might not be everyone’s experience. It’s vital to remember that what works for us will not work for everyone we contact on social media, and what works for them might not work for us.
We’re not alone, but we are individuals.
Have you been sharing your journey on social media? How has that been working out for you? Where can others follow you?
This is part of the connection we need for our mental health. It’s not clear that AI tools can provide this. It’s not human. It’s the illusion of connection when our humanity deserves the real thing. AI can supplement; it is always available and provides access to a wealth of information, but it can’t provide a real human connection.
It seems ridiculous that this even happened, but apparent;y in the UK, it did. Survivors of child abuse say they have received death threats after the chairman of a Commons committee released scores of emails containing the identities of four abuse victims. In a letter to the home secretary, the victims, who have been campaigning…
Seriously? “There’s this idea that people only share things to garner attention, especially when said things are controversial or outside the norm of what most people share. Stories of mental illness tend to fall into the latter category, and some people balk at the idea. They say there’s no other reason to share but to try…
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Catroina from the Counseling Directory website, sent me an email today asking if I could let folks know about this resource. As I know there are at least a handful of you who reside in the UK, I thought it might proof helpful. If not now, it’s a handy resource to have around the next…