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Kids Know Books About Abuse Are Not Pornography. ‘Moms’ Should, Too. NY TIMES, Patricia McCormick May 7, 2023 Last year, a parent at a Virginia school board meeting stepped up to a microphone and read a passage from my book, “Sold.” The scene she chose to read, informed in part by my own experiences of sexual abuse , describes the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl by an older man. There is no graphic language or obscenity in the passage; the story is told from the point of view of a child...

In this episode, hosts Anne and Alison talk to relationship expert Jayson Gaddis on his path to healing his childhood wounds through the teachings of his romantic relationships. He shares the moment he stopped viewing himself as the victim in his failed relationships and started to take ownership of his life and responsibility for his growth. He's creating a relational world in which people care how their actions impact the way people feel. It's a world we want to live in! We discuss...

Date: 7th of May Time: 8-10 pm CET Location: online via Zoom More about Honest Sharing you can read here: https://www.pacesconnection.com/blog/self-regulation-by-honest-sharing-worldwide This 2 hours workshop is for Honest Sharing newbies. People who are interested in authentic contact and increased capacity and self regulation. Agenda: 4 participants Everybody gets the opportunity to experience Honest Sharing with another participant and receive feedback. Possibilities to raise questions...

By Jennifer Sangalang, Image: Screenshot from article, USA TODAY, May 2, 2023 "Maraming salamat po!" "Xiexie!" "Cam on!" "Kamsahamnida!" "Arigato!" "Khob Khun!" Let's begin this roundup by saying "thank you" in various Asian languages − Tagalog, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and Thai − to all the Asians and Asian Americans in news and pop culture who influenced so many of us growing up in the States. Perhaps you never realized the impact you had − many of us can relate to being "the...

By Sam Louie, Photo: Thirteen .J/Unsplash, Psychology Today, April 26, 2023 With Asian American Pacific Islander month upon us this May, I wanted to focus on my specialty in working with Asian Americans. What exactly is Asian American mental health and how is it different from others? Asian Americans struggle with mental health issues such as anxiety , depression , and addiction , just like anyone else. In addition, due to immigration, cultural, and generational patterns, a therapist needs...

By Michael Flores, Photo: Chris Farias/LAist, LAist, January 25, 2023 Many Asian Americans are questioning the state of mental health in their community after the shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay . Therapy can help with anger management, conflict resolution and negotiation skills, according to Jenny Wang, Ph.D, who is a therapist and author of Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans. “Does therapy prevent all violence? Probably not,” she said. "But...

By Kendra Cherry, Illustration: Verywell Mind, Verywell Mind, January 27, 2023 Mental health resources for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are essential today with the rise of hate and discrimination directed toward these communities. According to a report issued by Stop AAPI Hate, a group that works to track incidents of racially motivated harassment and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, anti-Asian hate crimes are on the rise. Between March 19, 2020, and...

By Ariel Aberg-Riger, Linda Poon, and Sarah Holder, Illustration: Ariel Aberg-Riger, Bloomberg CityLab + Equality, April 19, 2021 In the past year, Asian Americans have been subjected to a spike of hate crimes, verbal assaults, and physical violence, with women and elderly people among the most frequent victims. The discrimination that underlies this recent spate of attacks isn’t new, but it has spurred a new generation of activists and advocates to protect their own communities. We talked...

Iowa governor will sign bill rolling back labor protections for children The measure is the latest in a raft of legislation in several states that aims to loosen restrictions on youth employment By Jacob Bogage , Washington Post, May 4, 2023 at 7:12 p.m. EDT Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday said she will sign a bill to roll back labor protections for children, allowing them to work longer hours and take jobs that had been prohibited.The measure — championed by conservative lobbying groups,...

“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice: I don't much care where. The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go. Alice: ...So long as I get somewhere. The Cheshire Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Originally written in 1865, the message then is still incredibly relevant today. Having a clearly defined...

From CNN Opinion, March 28, 2023 by Jillian Peterson, Ph.D. and James Densley, Ph.D., are co-founders and co-presidents of The Violence Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research center. They are the authors of the award-winning book, “The Violence Project: How to stop a mass shooting epidemic.” The views expressed in this commentary are the authors’ own. View more opinio n on CNN. Since 1996, we have studied the life histories of nearly 200 mass shooters, initially with funding from the...