My husband has depression and I didn’t know for the longest time.
That was hard to write, because while this isn’t about me, I can’t tell you how bad I feel for failing to support him enough in those first few lonely months.
Mariano Sigman – Your words may predict your future mental health
Can the way you speak and write today predict your future mental state, even the onset of psychosis? In this fascinating talk, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman reflects on ancient Greece and the origins of introspection to investigate how our words hint at our inner lives and details a word-mapping algorithm that could predict the development of schizophrenia.
Ash Beckham: We’re all hiding something. Let’s find the courage to open up
Ash Beckham offers a fresh approach to empathy and openness. It starts with understanding that everyone, at some point in their life, has experienced hardship. The only way out, says Beckham, is to open the door and step out of your closet.
Is Suffering From Mental Illness a Sign of Weakness?
A key part of the stigma surrounding mental health conditions is the view that those who suffer from them are weak. We see and uses phrases such as ‘break under pressure’, ‘wasn’t strong enough’ etc. On the flip side there is a growing view that a condition such as depression Continue Reading
Tali Sharot: The optimism bias
http://www.ted.com/talks/tali_sharot_the_optimism_bias
Communicate solutions, not problems | Michelle Gielan, The Institute for Applied Positive Research”
https://youtu.be/aE7sckIAWuw
Our Misguided View of Happiness
The saying goes that in life only death and taxes are assured. However I would add in the basic human need to be happy. We all seek it and we all have our own wildly different views on how to achieve happiness.
Daniel Levitin: How to stay calm when you know you’ll be stressed
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_levitin_how_to_stay_calm_when_you_know_you_ll_be_stressed
Guy Winch: Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
http://www.ted.com/talks/guy_winch_the_case_for_emotional_hygiene
Nancy Lublin: How data from a crisis text line is saving lives
https://youtu.be/KOtFDsC8JC0
Visualisation of Mental Disorders
Photographer Christian Sampson has created a stunning collection of work covering how it is to live with mental disorders.
Lisa Abramson: Let’s Talk about Postpartum Depression
Lisa Abramson: Let’s Talk about Postpartum Depression