Sharing – Sometimes ‘Let Me Know If You Need Anything’ Is The Worst Thing You Can Say
It doesn’t have to be that way, though. We can accept that we can’t change the situation and remind someone that they’re not alone.
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Sharing – Students Say Mental Health Isn’t Taboo – But Talking to Parents Is
I’m not a parent, but I can imagine how much I would want to help my kids if I had any. The urge to fix the problem would be strong, as would the urge to assume my kids are okay because we’re raising them right.
The truth is that both of those urges are doing more harm than good, and may be the reason kids are comfortable talking to their peers and online about mental health, but not their own parents.
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Shared Links (bi-weekly) Aug. 23, 2026
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Sharing – When Your Body Won’t Let You Act
This is why that quote above rang true for me. You can’t act rationally if acting doesn’t feel safe, and many of us grew up never feeling safe. To our mind, staying silent and still was the rational choice. Doing something different could have been more dangerous. It was also the natural reaction because we were simply overwhelmed.
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Sharing – Memories of childhood trauma may shift depending on current relationships
Think of it this way, we don’t ask trauma survivors to try healing from their trauma when their current situation is unsafe. That would be silly. We get them into a safe situation first, before they can even begin to heal. The same goes here. Kids who are safe and feel secure in their parents’ love and support look forward beyond the trauma.
Kids who are unsafe and not secure in the love and support of parents relive their trauma on a daily basis. It’s no wonder they are slightly more likely to immediately think of it when surveyed.
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Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 25, 2026
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