I was reading an article recently written by college professor Rupert W Nacoste Ph.D. on Psychology Today’s website. In it, he talks about a student who suggested he include mental health conditions as an example of neo-diversity. It’s an interesting article, on a couple of levels. First, the reality of how much we can negatively…
As much progress as we’ve made in society when it comes to abuse and mental health stigma, it seems like there will always be a story like this one around to remind us why it’s not always going to be safe for people to be open about their mental health struggles. Red Flags for Applicants…
Bear with me on this. I want to take you back to the early 80s with me, in New York City. I’ve been listening to a podcast series on Spotify, The Story of the Clash, and during an episode a couple of weeks back, they were recalling the series of concerts the band played in…
As many of you probably know since I’ve mentioned being away from the online community for a bit, last week my wife’s dad passed away, just 5 weeks after her mom had. Obviously, the grieving process for us is still very much ongoing, and will be for quite some time.. But one thing that has…
If you’re not familiar with the now somewhat famous ACE studies, what we are talking about here are studies that seemed to show that the more Adverse Childhood Experiences you had, the more likely it is that you will deal with bad outcomes in adulthood. The original studies got a lot of media attention, deservedly,…
I want to follow up on something I shared on the News and Reviews blog yesterday. It was some comments on a blog article related to shame, and a discussion with a therapist about how shame is the thing that tells us we are broken, different, and how it makes us see ourselves as outcasts,…
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