If you are in crisis, or know someone who is, please contact the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, or dial 911 in the event of an emergency.
call 988
chat with someone at 988lifeline.org
Seize the Awkward
I have a list of people I check in on regularly. I have people who check in on me. It makes all of the difference in the world to me. You never know what others are going through until you ask.
Sound It Out Together
https://sounditouttogether.org/
Important tools designed to help teach kids about the importance of emotional well being.
NAMI
The National Alliance on Mental Illness has loads of helpful information for patients and caregivers of all ages.
today's playlist
Purple Rain - Dwight Yoakum
Almost feels like sacrilege but I do dig this version
https://open.spotify.com/track/6eo04yKCNmMegAvdQPEhm8?si=4b1ca49acf344cfb
tagging @TheBaconBrothers again, because I am continuing to pander and draw attention to myself. Also tagging Seize The Awkward.If there is one thing I would love to go viral for, or gain notoriety for, it would be the creation of a program that encourages companies to invest in developing careers to those without degrees. I’m not looking at this traditionally, but rather like an apprenticeship, where skills are learned in place somehow. And earned work credits, where some number of years of continuous experience in the field becomes universally accepted to be the equivalent to a degree.