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Sharing – Healing from trauma requires holding two tracks
ByMikeM August 22, 2024August 21, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Gretchen is right; they don’t tell you this when you start doing healing work on your trauma, but it’s a skill you’re going to need:

But for most people healing from trauma, it’s not about going away to get better, it is about learning to stay. Stay with the part of you that is healing. And stay with the part of you doing your day-to-day life. Healing from trauma is about learning to hold both: your life in the present and your trauma history–all at the same time.

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Sharing – The surprising truth about loneliness in America
ByMikeM August 19, 2024August 18, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

There’s no replacement for knowing your people and keeping in touch with them in the appropriate ways. Of course, a quick text message never hurt anyone if you aren’t sure. It’s not like most of us overcommunicate with our close friends and loved ones.

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Sharing – 11 Things to Say When Someone Dies Besides ‘I’m Sorry’
ByMikeM August 16, 2024August 15, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

If someone you know is grieving the passing of a loved one, take a look at this article and pay special attention to the ones that talk about sharing memories. I am not Jewish, so I don’t quote this exactly, but I draw inspiration from a traditional Jewish saying about death – “May their memory be a blessing.”

I find that memories are the best things to hold on to. They truly are a blessing.

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Sharing – Understanding The Rise In Suicide Rates Since The Nineties: Factors And Prevention
ByMikeM August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

Unspoken in her article but implied by the risk associated with loneliness, we’d also do well to create more community. What I think takes many of these risk factors from challenging to overwhelming is when we are left to deal with them alone. We might see these trends reverse when we have the proper support and mental health resources, but we’re not there yet. Too many people are alone.

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Sharing – ‘Do All The Things’: A Therapist On The Benefit Of Taking A Holistic Approach To Your Mental Health
ByMikeM August 1, 2024August 2, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I’ve been saying it for years. Any article that claims to identify the “one thing” you need for your mental health is a lie. There is no one thing that works for everyone, but trying everything will help you identify what works for you. The things that are good for you anyway, like eating right, exercising, learning, social connections, etc., will only help. Why not do them?

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Sharing – Most young people who die by suicide in the US do not have previous mental health diagnoses, study suggests
ByMikeM July 31, 2024August 2, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

I think there are two things that stood out to me about this research.

Young people who need help aren’t getting it. Part of the reason why there is no diagnosis is that many of these young people are suffering in silence. They are vulnerable for a number of reasons but we are not taking the steps to identify the issues and get them help. That’s on all of us. It appears to be a larger issue with minority kids, males, and other groups who historically have been underserved my mental health resources.
Guns are so effective at killing that kids with access to guns only need to consider it one time. It’s hard to get to a diagnosis when the method works so often. Only 33% of those lost to suicide by gun had a diagnosis, compared to 40% overall.

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