Shared Links (bi-weekly) May 3, 2026
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What Kind of Story Does it Take To Get Serious About Connection and Mental Health?
The original news story is from 2013, and I admit I was unaware of it. On the other hand, there is something positive in seeing that something as tragic as this can spur activity and solutions in the Netherlands to deal with loneliness and the lack of social connection:
Sharing – When Scrolling Through Social, Keep Your Mental Health in Mind
This is an older post from the Mental Health First Aid site, but I’ve been thinking a lot about this and being much more purposeful in who I follow and what kinds of things I want in my feeds. I think it’s something to consider because simply using social media is not bad for our…
Link – Why We Don’t Listen to Trauma Survivors (the “Contagion” principle)
This article is referring to events and people I do not know much about, beyond some public information I’ve seen about the yoga communities, but this line did catch my attention: “Sometimes we can’t acknowledge the trauma of others,” she said, “until we acknowledge the ways in which we ourselves have been traumatized.” Matt talks…
Link – Australian gymnasts and staff to be trained to identify child abuse
Kudos to Australia for recognizing the risk and doing what they can to make everyone involved more aware! “The Bravehearts founder, Hetty Johnston, said Gymnastics Australia had shown leadership in setting new benchmarks in child protection. “What the royal commission has discovered is that you need children to understand their rights and when they feel…
