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Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

I was punched on the school bus. Being violently bullied changed me and affected one of the biggest decisions of my life

Bullying began soon after starting a new countryside school, escalating from sexual humiliation and physical attacks to a chaotic, disordered life.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

My body is fat, not wrong: how body neutrality not positivity helped me shed a lifetime of shame | Jasper Peach

When I was seven, I remember asking to have a go at skipping, after having turned the rope for everyone else. One child enlightened me on why I couldn't: I was too fat to skip. Children learn hierarchy from adults and then their peers. Who belongs, who doesn't and why. My classmates learned from adults to see me as something to mock and despise.
LGBT
Writing
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

Why It Still Hurts: The Wound Beneath the Wound

Humans heal through close, compassionate holding; when people move past wounds too quickly, trauma lingers and deepens.
Mental health
fromIndependent
2 months ago

I haven't made myself sick in over 10 years, but I still struggle with the effects of bulimia and anorexia every day

Áine Floyd's lifelong body image struggles stem from childhood bullying, and insufficient eating disorder services create serious challenges for affected individuals.
LGBT
fromPortland Mercury
4 months ago

SAVAGE LOVE: Parent Trap

A gay man contemplates whether to disclose lifelong bullying and trauma to his elderly parents despite prior family acceptance, seeking a safe and constructive conversation.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood review the great novelist reveals her hidden side

Margaret Atwood's autobiography spans 85 years, offering a sharp, funny, and engaging life portrait rooted in a nature-filled childhood and steady literary output.
Public health
fromIrish Independent
8 months ago

Children who are bullied have 'poorer well-being and greater depression' as teens, ESRI report says

Bullying at age nine predicts poorer well-being and higher depression by age 13 and increases risk of repeated victimisation.
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