Blog tagged as self harm

    Self harm, also known as self injurious behavior, is a topic that frightens many and is not talked about enough, particularly when discussing young adults and adolescents. Self harm manifests in many ways including cutting, burning, scratching, hitting, punching, head banging...

September is National Suicide Prevention Month.

Whenever I think about suicide, what it means to me, how I feel about it, the word that always comes to mind is shame. I don't think you can talk about suicide without talking about shame. I have been heavily immersed in Brene Brown's research work on ...