During an average week I share a shit load of links, RT, I post on Twitter, FB, IG, Linkedin, and other sites. It's stuff I find interesting or what I think my peeps would find interesting. (Y'all there is a big old hole in that logic.)
Kinda don't really know and if I did know what you'd find important I'd sent an email or DM. And then--there's the sense of "I'm annoying AF sharing like that." This is now staying in my lane. Or music throw back Living in My Own Private Idaho.
The solution, put all my shares for a week on a page on my site and share this page. If anyone is interested they can click on what they find important.
Of course this can fall on its face because my world is glass half empty with a clear poison liquid.
Where to find support groups from Mental Health America. A very extensive and exceptional list covering all aspects of mental health.
A New Wave of Covid-19 Is coming. Here's How to Prepare. From the NYT so paywall.
"Many Teens Report Emotional and Physical Abuse by Parents During Lockdown" NYTimes so paywall likely. This says it all "More than one in three high schoolers experienced poor mental health, with 44.2 percent reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Nearly 20 percent said they considered suicide, and 9 percent said they had attempted suicide during the previous year."
988 is an urgently needed national lifeline for mental health support coming this summer will it be ready? "There are about 180 local call centers across the country, but many of them struggle with funding." That's the question and needs to be addressed because lives depend on it being ready.
You want some affirmations? Of course you do. I do. We all need them. Here are 30 to rock ya feels.
"The Worst Person in the World" is a wonderful film just amazing. Julie (Renate Reinsve) was brilliant. Seems Richard Brody at the New Yorker didn't agree with me. He does make some valid points.
This This This "Me and My Illness" Activity Book 100% the perfect for children with serious illnesses. "This activity book has been designed for young people who are living with a serious or life- threatening illness. It is best suited to children aged 6–12, but it may also be helpful for younger or older children."
The Haworth Hotel Just a beautiful hotel so well designed and appointed. I am ready to visit Holland, MI just to stay there
Why Listening to Sad Music Makes You More Sensitive. Glad to know why I feel the way I do when rocking my Donna Playlist. Thank you science. A new study suggests that hearing somber music enhances our empathy, compassion, and desire to help someone.
Consequential Strangers YouTube was shared by Swiss Miss and really captures what we can find in random moments and people. This is from 1999 well before Twitter Rando's. Though rando's I've met on Twitter, IG, and more have brought much to my life.
"What Critics of 'Prolonged Grief Disorder' Are Missing" DSM 5-TR now diagnostic category Prolonged Grief Disorder. I am the geezer of grief and personally found this category troubling. It denies my grief wound and the light it allowed to enter me. Patricia Harney at Slate gets it for me and for many of you. Harney wrote "As we recognize with a new diagnostic label how suffering from grief can thwart our lives, we also need to examine the assumptions we make that erase the many faces of mourning." Erase Donna Never
"Primary care medical home found to be more effective than usual care in treating patients with serious mental illness" Improving mental health and physical health at lower cost seems to be a win win and win. (Damn it the study is behind a paywall)
"11 Ways You Can Care for Your Elder Family Members Health" All 11 are good. We need to care for our elders and this is your go to list.
“The Emotion Missing From the Workplace" Susan Cain writing for The Atlantic gets this right. "Creating workplaces that make space for these feelings may require rethinking ideals of leadership itself. Researchers know that the emotions bosses express affect workers’ perception of how powerful they are." In a study bosses who were melancholic were seen as having more personal power which inspired more loyalty. Kinda of fits with the you want to be: respected or feared. Fear didn't work for Travis Kalanick
“A Private War: Why PTSD Is Still Overlooked" Dani Blum in the NYTimes speaks to a real missed opportunity in mental health. PTSD is not a meme or buzzword. It's estimated that about 70% of adults in the U.S. experience at least one traumatic event. So finding help when there are those writing about office stress causing PTSD puts real trauma at the back of the line
"Positive Affirmations and How to Use Them" Mara Santilli writing in Forbes Health hit this from half court no net. I speak about positive affirmations when I'm crisis counseling. Santilli has given me more to work with now.
"Donna and Mark Memorial Trust" is my new site. The Trust will focus its financial support on the mental health areas of suicide prevention, crisis intervention, teens, deaths of despair, and grief. The trust will identify local funding opportunities in these areas, Including and not limited, to grants for research and policy. Support can also include local organizations that meet the criteria for donations in the above areas.