Shared Links (bi-weekly) July 12, 2026
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Link – Is It Okay to Disclose Mental Illness at Work?
Ashley provides some insight from her own experiences, but I think it all comes down to this: “If you have a mental illness and work at either a paid job or a volunteer gig, chances are at some point you’ll be faced with the question of whether to disclose your mental illness at work, and…
Link – Mental Illness in Youth Often Goes Undetected
Left untreated in childhood and early adulthood, we end up with adults with symptoms that get continually worse over time. She says that ideas of how mental illness “should look” are so prevalent, it is difficult to believe that someone who doesn’t look mentally ill could be struggling. In fact, a study out of Duke…
Link – How Work Contributes Positively to People Living with Depression
This is the other side of that work vs. mental health equation that I’m often going on about. “Living with Depression does not mean someone can’t work. Often work can be a great help to stabilising symptoms and improving the heath of people living with Depression.” Yes, work can be stressful. The environment and the…
Sharing – Mental Health Checkups and a Continuum of Intervention
I’ve written over the last few months about my diagnosis of diabetes and the medical care I’ve gotten. I appreciate the fact that my treatment plan included providers asking about my mental health. This kind of thing can be overwhelming, and in that kind of situation, it never hurts to ask and check on someone’s mental health. I don’t think everyone gets that same level of concern, and I’m not sure that, outside of a life-changing diagnosis, anyone would have been checking on my mental health in the same way.
