One, this quote is spot on: “I was able to heal because others shared stories that let me know that healing was possible. These stories gave me faith in the ability to heal and were the foundation for allowing me to do the work necessary to get through the crisis. They allowed me to see…
Laura’s reasoning for reading books is pretty sound: “A lot of them also show that the darkness is not only survivable but manageable in the long term. It’s one thing to say, “I got past this and you can, too.” It’s an entirely different thing to acknowledge that the journey may be less about getting…
I couldn’t make the Twitter chat referred to in this post last night. That time difference to the UK falls right towards the end of my work day, not great for following twitter, but I really thought what Karen wrote here is something that many of us would do well to remember when we are…
The bridge has become infamous for it’s ties to suicide, and Kevin has become somewhat famous for his work in helping to prevent suicides. The interview is a very interesting look into his work then, and the work he continues to do now that he is no longer a patrolman. I’d encourage you to read…
This wasn’t a case of “stranger danger”. “He was so sinister that he also conducted a scheme that would allow him to gain access to children who were growing up in single-parent homes, to position himself as a person to be helpful to a single mom,” This was a case of grooming an entire family….
I’m a little late seeing this article from the IWF, but I was so, so happy to see what their number 1 thing to do was: 1. Talk about online safety with your children, as soon as they have access to internet connected devices. Don’t send them off into the online world without some education….
