One of my pet peeves, among many, are articles written as though fixing everything about life is as simple as getting outside more, or eating this one thing, or stating that a study shows something that really, maybe it doesn’t. For example, the studies about screen time, or social media use, which seem to be…
Oftentimes I suspect that many of us, when confronted with the reality that someone we care about, friends, family members, etc. dealing with depression, or other mental health issue, find ourselves afraid of not knowing what to say to them. As if anything but the perfect friend with the perfect words to support them would…
I can’t completely take credit for this idea. It came to me reading an article about helping traumatized children heal, but I do believe it is something that we don’t always think about when offering advice on things like how to know if your child might be in trouble, or if your friends might be…
This week, I’m taking some time away from work and visiting with family and friends but I wanted to share something on the blog. I had dinner the other night with two dear friends of mine. We all used to work in the same office, and became great friends. Over the years we all went…
I’m sure by now many of you have seen a link to this article, The Best Way To Save People From Suicide. It’s a lengthy read by modern internet standards, but I encourage you to go and read the whole thing for yourself. There is a lot to consider in it, but I wanted to…
I found myself contemplating some people I know recently. Some I have direct relationships with, others are friends and family of my friends. A thought occurred to me as I thought about some of what these people deal with that I wanted to attempt to detail in writing, so here it goes. Let me tell…
