Sharing – Something small you can do when you are depressed to make a difference
Your depression is wrong, you’re not useless, you have many, many small things you can do, that make a big difference.
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Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 27, 2020
‘Normalize Everything’ comedy show tackles mental illness Social Media and Mental Health: Dos and Don’ts Partner’s Depression Can Be Challenging To Our Relationship 10 mental health podcasts that help make struggles with depression, grief, autism, and other conditions easier to manage 8 Books to Read for a Kinder, Happier 2021 How To Help Someone Who…
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Sharing – Love thy neighbor, improve your mental health, says BYU study
I’ve seen numerous comments like this from social scientists this year, and I have to say, there’s definitely something to it.
““I get tons of people asking me what we can do during the pandemic to try to stay connected and stave off loneliness,” said BYU psychology professor Julianne Holt-Lunstad, who co-led the project. “Conducting this experiment during pandemic conditions—which we didn’t originally plan—we found that people can experience significant reductions in loneliness even in tough times just by doing things that are easy, free and require no training to help the people around them.””
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Sharing – State Lines Shouldn’t Keep Americans From Getting The Mental Health Help They Need
That last bit, to me, is really the important part. I’m not saying no one needs proper credentials, and licensing, to offer therapy, but what I am saying is that if the physical location is limiting the ability of people to get care, when we have so many technological tools available to bridge that gap, then something will need to change.
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Sharing – Saying these words when someone is upset is the best thing you can do
This seems like the should be obvious, but it’s not: When someone is upset about something, validating and understanding their feelings isn’t going to necessarily make them suddenly forget why they’re angry. That person will still be upset, but validation helps them maintain some self-worth and optimism. So often, when we talk about our mental…
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Shared Links (weekly) Dec 20, 2020
Ending Stigma about Suicide
Treating trauma early to help children cope down the line
The Cognitive Distortion Which Severely Hinders Recovery
Depression and the Holidays Often Don’t Mix
Coping with Unintentional Mental Health Stigma
Childhood trauma impacts millions of Americans, and it’s having devastating consequences
Toxic Positivity Is on the Rise. Are You Guilty of Spreading It?
Ottawa passes motion to create national, three-digit suicide prevention hotline
