This guy is awesome. He understands that the one thing he, or anyone, could do for someone in trouble is just be there. He doesn’t fix everything, just lets them know that they are not alone in the world. During half a century, he has saved many lives and even got an Australian Guardian Angel…
“‘A lot of people don’t want to talk about it or look down at it or tend to make fun of other people for having it or engaging in it. I’m trying to break that down by showing people that, yes, I go to therapy as well and I’m still trying to work out my…
This is a fascinating look into the workings of the people who investigate child abuse in Australia. There is just so much to take away from this, but I truly loved this quote: “Detective Chief Inspector Yeomans says he wants more people to talk openly about the issue of child sexual abuse, hoping it will…
First, good for colleges to recognize the problem and fund research into the best ways to help these young people get the help they need. With that said, I wonder about these paragraphs: “In the past, many of the students on campuses today “would have been weeded out before they got to college,” Dr. Moneta…
Meeting with others on a regular basis builds strength and resilience in our Mental Health. Friends build each other up to be strong. Part of the reason that I knew traveling for a living was always going to be a temporary thing was this reality. For five years I had only somewhat regular contact with…
The story in Canada is the same story we see everywhere else. We put people struggling with their mental health in jail because they are inconvenient and we don’t have anywhere else to put them. That there are no other available treatment options aside from throwing them in prison, possibly the worst thing we could…
