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Florida Sends the Wrong Message when Allowing for the Death Penalty in Child Abuse Cases

ByMike McBride April 18, 2023April 17, 2023 Reading Time: 3 minutes

I get it. Punishing child abusers is an easy public opinion win. No one wants to punish abusers less. As survivors, though, we must balance that with what is best for the child. Testifying in a child abuse trial is a traumatic experience as it is. We shouldn’t be asking kids to take responsibility for taking the life of their abuser on top of that or spend the rest of their lives knowing that someone died because they spoke up. Nor should we be arming abusers with another way to manipulate kids into staying silent.

We should focus on what is best for a survivor’s healing so they can have a life after abuse because that is possible.

Depression | Observations

More on Athletes and Mental Health

ByMike McBride July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 Reading Time: 3 minutes

When I wrote about watching Athlete A last week, I mentioned the fact that the win-at-all-costs mentality of USA gymnastics blinded the organization to the fact that girls were being abused right under their noses, and played a role in their lack of response to allegations. They had one guiding quest, winning gold medals, and…

Depression | Observations

When Self-Care Becomes Selfish Care

ByMike McBride April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Reading Time: 4 minutes

As you know if you’ve spent much time around here, I am an advocate for self-care. We simply have to set some time aside to care for ourselves, to re-energize ourselves, and do what is necessary for our own mental health at times. We even, sometimes, need to stay away from people who would sabotage…

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Get Out of the Bubble

ByMike McBride August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Last week, I spent my time in Washington DC at a legal tech conference. Obviously, that has nothing to do with this blog,, that conference is all part of my day job working in a law firm. But, one thing that is comparable is what I call the “conference bubble”, and the risk it carries…

Child Abuse | Newsworthy

Takeaways from Aly Raisman Event at LSU

ByMike McBride April 12, 2018April 11, 2018 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Last night I had the opportunity to attend an event on the campus of LSU and hear Aly Raisman, Olympic gold medalist, and sexual abuse survivor, share her story with students. I wanted to recap some of what she had to say as a survivor in the spotlight, both because of her athletic fame, but…

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Dealing with Stress – Everyone’s Different

ByMike McBride February 7, 2017February 7, 2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Recently, I’ve seen a number of different articles with suggestions on how to deal with anxiety and stress, and how much of an impact that can have on your mental health. There are some that we’ve seen many, many times. Things like getting more exercise, and meditation can, in fact, be very useful tools in…

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