What is the Justice System For, Anyway?
I found myself reading this interview with Dr. Mary Koss recently, and while I’m not 100% sure about the prospect of “Restorative Justice”, as she refers to it, I think that often, when we think about child sexual abuse, we fall into the same misconceptions about the legal system that she refers to when talking more broadly about sexual assault.
Namely, that the legal system is not really designed to assist with the healing of a victim.… Read More
Sharing – My Life With Mental Health Issues
I was going to share this article without comment, but I also realized that I really, really, want you to read Johnnie’s last two paragraphs, because this is vital: “I believe today, there are many among us who have recovered … Read More
Sharing – How to support a friend facing depression
We ask people during times like Suicide Prevention Month to talk, to reach out, to check on their friends, and start conversations, etc. But do we model those behaviors in our day-to-day lives? Do you create an environment, at work, school, home, or in our own communities where talking about mental health issues is just something that we all do, and not a shocking thing to talk about? Because I can guarantee you, someone who is dealing with depression isn’t going to see a social media post about reaching out and do just that without having someone they know will actually help to reach out to.
The only way people will know that is if they see that behavior and hear these stories in their own community. Can you be part of creating that? … Read More
Links I’m Sharing (weekly) Sept. 27, 2020
Coping with Depression
We’re all in this together: Pandemic worsens depression, thoughts of suicide
‘Grave Sexual Abuse’: When the Word Rape Doesn’t Apply To Boys
Make Mental Health Your #1 Priority
How Therapy Helped Me Manage Trauma
Listen, Open Up, Connect: A Mental Health Expert’s Advice On Living Through A Crisis
Why You Can’t Think Your Way Out of Trauma
9 Steps to Healing Childhood Trauma as an Adult… Read More
BBC CiN Spring ’20 Team-Up With Comic Relief
One event that we didn’t comment on during the height of the initial Pandemic lockdown last spring was the fact that the annual BBC Children in Need (CiN) Telethon shifted from November back to 23rd April to join forces with … Read More