Learned Helplessness: How Many Shocks Can We Take?
Even if I separate myself as much as I can from the tweets, reels and photos of bad news, I can rationally collect enough evidence to know things are bad. Very bad.
Mental Health
Are We Missing the Obvious?
According to the report, New Zealand had the highest suicide rate amongst youth in the 36 countries that were analysed, the second highest rate of school bullying and the third highest percentage of overweight children.
When Everything Becomes a Mental Illness
If we medicalise too much of ordinary life, we risk not only treating what does not need treatment but also losing sight of those who desperately do.
The Startling Rate of MAiD in Canada
Canada’s MAiD program was launched in 2016 for people whose death was “reasonably foreseeable”, but was expanded in 2021 to make those with chronic diseases and other physical conditions eligible, and advocates now want people suffering only from mental health issues to be included.
Why the UK’s Rejection Matters for Us
Ensuring accessible palliative care for all must remain at the heart of the discussion, not expanding assisted-suicide legislation in the name of choice and compassion.
The Therapy Pets St John Gave up Are Still Visiting
Thanks to five women and months of unpaid work.
Mental Health and Therapy’s Victims
When the language of mental health becomes ubiquitous, imbued with victimhood, and accompanied by a loss of confidence in objective truth, the protective discipline of morality and the importance of character tend to be superseded.
Watching ‘No One Cares About Crazy People’ Will Change You
Problem solved, no. But problem met head-on, yes.
Never Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle
Rose of Tralee Winner Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh delivers powerful message to young girls.
The Wolves in White Coats Report
Let us hope this report is just the beginning of a reappraisal of what makes for a happy and healthy childhood.
This Is a Growing Epidemic
If someone under 20 cannot find a job, they should be training for one. The late teens is a crucial time. The last thing they need is to be derailed with ‘free’ money to stay in bed.
A Look at Dunedin’s Dark Secret
Cherry Farm was finally shut down in November 1992. One might think that Dunedin’s notorious treatment of mentally ill patients ended there. Sadly, that is not the case. There has been yet another recent investigation by the Chief Ombudsman this time concerning Wakari Hospital.
Is Therapy the Cure or the Cause?
The more therapy we have, the worse we all seem to be.