Yes it’s been a full year since Marj started the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, and from the look of this month’s carnival, hosting over on her blog, this may be the best one yet! She’s got 30 posts linked in this edition, so there’s plenty to read, and talk about. Please, take a look, and visit all the contributors.
While you’re there, be sure to thank Marj for starting the carnival, and for all the work she puts in as well!
Pin It’s quite possible that this reminder is for myself mostly, but I also think it’s something we need to talk about a little bit. There are times when feeling anxious, is normal. There are things in life that make us feel anxious, and we can, and should, just allow ourselves to feel anxious about them….
Leah pointed to an interesting blog that is all about Jewish survivors of sexual violence. While I’m not Jewish, I’ll be reading it and keeping an eye out for common issues that affect all survivors. 🙂 I’ll have more to say later, it’s been a crazy-busy couple of weeks but things should get a little…
Pin The photo above is what self care looks like to me, and the thing is, for many of you, that is probably not the first thing you thought of when you saw it. Thing is, that’s perfectly OK. Over the Memorial Day weekend, and a bit beyond, I planned to take some time to practice…
That’s what Bruce Schneiner suggests is at the root of a story about a woman in South Carolina who was arrested for letting her 9 year old play at a park while she was at work. Now Bruce is an expert on security, and risk assessment and I tend to agree that we don’t assess…
Pin I saw this tweet yesterday shared by a few folks, and I was curious to find out what was going on: Yesterday, I found out that someone I followed and supported on social media has been using their platforms in an incredibly inappropriate way. They have posed as a mental health advocate to connect with…
Pin I see this a lot in our communities as well. Again, empathy when dealing with an individual child, or supporting a loved one with a mental health struggle is great, but trying to feel the pain of all of the abuse survivors we are likely to come across in the world online, is a sure way to overwhelm yourself and burn out. I’ve seen it over and over again. Much like COVID-19, these issues are global, and huge. Trying to take on that much pain is an impossible task, and isn’t actually going to be helpful. Much better, is to develop compassion. As the guests on the show discuss, compassionate emotions push us to act. That act, helping others, does more good for them, but is also good for us. Instead of feeling overwhelmed, and shutting down, we are taking some small amount of control over the situation, and acting on it in a way to helps. We become the helpers that Mr. Rogers so famously talked about. Being a helper, makes us happier. It sets aside our own anxiety and struggle to do something, which is always a good way to move beyond those things.
So, the question may be not only what are you doing to take care of yourself during this time of great anxiety, but what are you doing to help others?
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Aaawwwww! I feel all warm and fuzzy. thanks!
Hi —
I wrote to you almost a year ago to tell you and your readers about my debut novel that raises funds to prevent child abuse. I’m a therapist in a children’s mental health program in West Virginia and work with both male and female surviors. Here’s the latest review of my novel:
“Give yourself a treat with something different next time you’re ready to read. Try Rarity from the Hollow. It is one of the most unusual novels I’ve read in a great while. Look in on a dysfunctional family, poverty, child abuse, and the thought processes of a young girl turning the corner from childhood to adolescence, then put them all together in a surreal setting that looks at our society from a distinctly different viewpoint. You’ll enjoy the ride with Lacy Dawn and friends and family, but don’t expect the ride to be without bumps and enough food for thought to last you a long time.â€
Darrell Bain — 2005 Fictionwise eBook Author of the Year
Double Eppie Award winner 2007
May 8, 2007
Fatcat Press — http://www.fatcatpress.com
Two other book reviews —
http://www.baryon-online.com/baryon103/rarho.html
http://www.missourireview.com/tmr-blog/?p=310
Author website under construction —
http://pages.suddenlink.net/roberteggleton/
Awarded one of the best 15 releases in 2006 in Howard-Johnson’s “Back to Literature” column:
http://www.myshelf.com/backtoliterature/07/bookstonoblefame07.htm
Expression of interest and upcoming review:
http://www.okalrel.org/lynda_reads/2006/11/rarity-from-hollow-by-robert-eggleton.html
Thank you for your consideration.
Robert Eggleton