Some of them apply to women as well, but I think it is vital to understand that men get depression, and that asking for help is not a sign of “weakness”. This is how we end up with a ridiculously high number of suicides among men, when society tells us it’s not OK to ask…
This is profoundly sad, and somewhat shocking, because there simply are no resources available to treat mental illness. They’re Invisible In China: Portraits Of The Mentally Ill
Are any of these myths holding you back from healing? I know I’ve seen comments here, and on other sites, that make me think there are still too many survivors believing these! 4 Myths That Make Healing Nearly Impossible
In my humble opinion, being able to use a profoundly negative experience like child abuse as a way to help others dealing with the same trauma is a great way of moving past the victim mentality. As you may know, my day job is in training, so you probably won’t be surprised that I see…
Another youth sport infected by sexual abuse. It’s sad that something that can do so much for teaching kids self-esteem, teamwork and confidence is, in fact, stripping that all away by victimizing them instead. We need to get this eradicated from all youth sports, whether it be hockey, swimming, tae kwon do, gymnastics or any…
As if we needed more proof that child abuse happens everywhere. It’s not just one group in the US, UK, Ireland, etc. there are groups all over the world, in powerful positions who abuse children, while we continue to look for the “creepy”, anti-social guy we’ve been led to belief should be the target of…
