Trauma

  • Shared Links (weekly) – Dec. 6, 2020

    Teach Your Kids the Red Flags of Online Predators

    Put your mental health first this holiday season

    A Digital Resource Toolkit for Prioritizing Your Mental Health

    How to talk to loved ones about their mental health

    Sometimes We Don’t Show Concern Until It’s Too Late

    Toxic Positivity Won’t Help With Depression

    Trauma unmakes the world of the self. Can stories repair it?

    Send a Text, Save a Life, mental health support

    How I Deal With Dissociation as an Abuse Survivor

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    Shared Links (weekly) Nov. 29, 2020

    Talking Isn’t Enough to Break Mental Health Stigma

    We Are All Fighting Invisible Battles

    We need to be more careful when talking about suicide and the pandemic

    The Radical Punk-Rock Empathy of Lily Cornell Silver

    The Surprising Mental Toll of COVID

    When Holidays are Hard

    The Impact Therapy Has on Dealing with Childhood Trauma

    Quick Ways to Make Your Day a Little Better

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    Shared Links (weekly) Nov 8, 2020

    Other People’s Opinion and Your Self-Esteem

    The Invisible Male Victims of Sexual Trauma

    Self-Care in Times of Distress and Continuous Crisis

    Your Well-Being Should Never Be up for Debate

    Here’s What Five Teenage Podcasters Want Parents To Know About Mental Health

    Mental Health Advocates Say These Things Need To Change No Matter Who Wins The Election

    Why Mental Health Is Even More Important Than We Think

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    Shared Links (weekly) Oct 25, 2020

    A Call For Greater Investment In Workplace Mental Health: Leaders From Facebook, YouTube, Best Buy, Verizon Media And More Weigh In

    ‘Mental health can affect everyone’

    Self-Compassion As A Life Skill

    The Best Psychology Podcasts of 2020

    How to Stop Obsessing Over Your Mistakes

    Eradicating the roots of childhood trauma

    Photography as Therapy: How To Keep Your Mind Positively Occupied

    Mom Who Lost Daughter Now a Mental Health Advocate

  • Sharing – 5 Powerful Self-Care Tips for Abuse and Trauma Survivors

    This was written on the website for the Domestic Violence hotline, but the tips are relevant to anyone who has been abused or gone through trauma. This, for example, is similar to many things I’ve written about child abuse too:

    “Throughout this journey of healing from trauma and abuse, make sure that you are being compassionate towards yourself. A great deal of trauma survivors suffer from toxic shame and self-blame. It’s important that we are gentle towards ourselves during this journey, that we acknowledge that we are doing our very best, and that we ask ourselves every day, “What would be the most loving thing I can do for myself in this moment?” in any circumstance. There is no time limit to learning and healing, there is only the power of transforming our adversity into victory, one small step at a time.”

    Check out the article below to read more about how, exactly, to be gentle towards ourselves while still taking those small steps.