Author: MikeM

  • This Week’s Links (weekly)

    Why I Connect with Others Suffering from A Mental Illness tags: CA Depression Alice Miller “The Newly Recognized, Shattering Effects of Child Abuse” tags: CA ChildAbuse Bristlecone Project: Portraits of Men Sexually Abused as Boys tags: CA ChildAbuse Suicide and silence: why depressed men are dying for somebody to talk to | Society | The…

  • Survivor Stories Podcast

    Over at the Foundation for Survivors of Abuse, they’ve started up a podcast. The first episode description: Deondra Brown Nielsen, of The 5 Browns, opens up regarding the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her father. Along side her husband Kevin Nielsen, they discuss the prosecution of Deondra’s father, how they teach their…

  • This Week’s Links (weekly)

    3 Stages of Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse tags:CA ChildAbuse Demi Lovato Is Using Her Own Bipolar Disorder To Educate Others About Mental Health tags:CA Depression Three common strategies sexual offenders use to discredit child witnesses tags:CA ChildAbuse 5 Facts Many People Don’t Know About Depression tags:CA Depression My Journey From Devastation to Restoration After…

  • This Week’s Links (weekly)

    Apparently there were some troubles with the auto posting of this today, so my apologies if you were expecting to see this earlier! Study outlines impact of child abuse on older men Social Media Responsibility and Suicide Contagion Identifying And Overcoming Depression Where to Get Mental Health Help Now Accepting Submissions For The August 2014 Blog…

  • Robin Williams Dies in Apparent Suicide

    It’s not official, of course, that his death was a suicide, but we do know that he was suffering from depression, addiction, and perhaps some other mental health issues. Unfortunately the death of Robin Williams serves as yet another painful reminder that mental health issues affect everyone, no matter how famous, successful, or funny. If…