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Sharing – How would a new bill requiring parental consent for mental health emergencies impact child sex abuse victims?
ByMikeM November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

One problem with blanket rules for everything is that there will always be a situation where the rule harms someone. Parental consent rules are one example. Sure, it’s great when parents are involved in their kids’ care. It’s ideal, even.

That assumes they have good parents, though. When the thing a kid needs protection against is the parent, you can’t demand the parent’s consent for that.

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Sharing – The High Price of Shame: How Stigma Hurts Mental Health
ByMikeM May 26, 2025May 28, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

You don’t need to do anything to deserve getting help. You don’t need anyone else to permit you to act in ways that benefit your mental health. You not only deserve it, you need it. No one can take that away, including your past traumas

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Sharing – Mental Health Checkups and a Continuum of Intervention
ByMikeM May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I’ve written over the last few months about my diagnosis of diabetes and the medical care I’ve gotten. I appreciate the fact that my treatment plan included providers asking about my mental health. This kind of thing can be overwhelming, and in that kind of situation, it never hurts to ask and check on someone’s mental health. I don’t think everyone gets that same level of concern, and I’m not sure that, outside of a life-changing diagnosis, anyone would have been checking on my mental health in the same way.

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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 – Does childhood adversity dilute life’s meaning? New research reveals surprising findings.
ByMikeM May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

It doesn’t have to be a grand purpose either, just something that makes you want to return each day. It can be wanting to learn something new, be there for the important days for a friend or family member, see what happens with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, or whatever makes you want to get up the next day to be part of it. That moves us to healing, showing up for our lives each day. That, to me, is purpose. What keeps you here? What keeps you connected to other people?

Do more of that.

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The Benefits of Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)
ByMikeM March 19, 2024March 18, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

What do we have to offer those kids beyond a message about how their already-high ACE score likely means they have a lifetime of poor outcomes to look forward to? It turns out we have a lot to offer them. By creating positive experiences, we can start to undo the damage and create a preventative buffer to help avoid further adverse events.

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