Sharing – NEW Rural Mental Wellness Toolkit
We know from previous posts that there are places in the US and Canada, where there simply aren’t any mental health resources. Rural areas show up in that list often, so I am glad to share this resource:
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Shared Links (weekly) Feb. 28 2021
The problem with perfect
6 Happiness Books That Mental Health Experts Trust
Make Social Media Work For (rather Than Against) Your Mental Health
The Difference Between Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence, and Self-Compassion
This Nonprofit Found A Unique Way To Help Sexually Abused Children Heal
But They Went Willingly – Understanding Teen Sexual Grooming
Mental Illness and Homelessness
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Sharing – Resiliency: Strong & Broken At The Same Time
I see so many survivors stuck in a black/white perception. You’re either healed, or broken. You are strong and resilient, or you’re weak. You have a mental health problem, or you don’t.
When the truth is so much more complicated than all of that.
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Sharing – I’m Open About My Depression—But Not Completely
As I have written before, being an advocate online for me means writing, sharing information and insights, interacting with other survivors, etc. but sometimes I just can’t. Not because I’ve lost interest or don’t want to do it, but because I’m just tired of the pushback. I’m tired of having stories about male victims challenged or dismissed, tired of people in the mental health space telling me that everyone should just do what worked for them, tired of dealing with other people’s definitions of what healing looks like, or how long it should take, and on and on.
It’s all stigma, it’s all the stigma that I want to fight against, but some days it’s just exhausting. So I’d rather not talk about it.
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Shared Links (weekly) Feb. 21, 2021
The Confess Project: How barber shops support mental health
‘Why Does Being Told to Stay Positive Piss Me Off So Much?’
Changing the Conversation About Suicide in the Black Community
It’s Not Just You: The Pandemic Has Made Social Anxiety So Much Worse
How to Create an Antidepressant Home
Boys, too, are victims of sexual violence
The Power Of A Good Friendship
Victims and survivors of sexual abuse being reminded they are not alone
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Shared Links (weekly) Feb. 14, 2021
The Many Impacts of Self-Stigma
New Study Explores How Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy Works
Emergency Rooms See Significant Rise in Mental Health Visits During Pandemic
The Shame No One Talks About In Sexual Abuse
KTLA reporter Gene Kang shares experience overcoming child abuse, domestic violence
How I overcame my dad abusing me and loaning me out for sex at a ‘paedophile brothel’
Subtle Childhood Trauma Symptoms You’re Ignoring
