guns – Life Conquering Blog https://lifeconquering.org Conquering Bipolar with Jesus Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:30:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.3 https://lifeconquering.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-Basic-Square-Text-2-32x32.png guns – Life Conquering Blog https://lifeconquering.org 32 32 Mental illness guns ruin lives. Do you agree? Link to opinion letter included. https://lifeconquering.org/mental-illness-guns-ruin-lives-letter/ Thu, 24 May 2018 18:07:20 +0000 https://lifeconquering.org/?p=2348 This morning, I was doing research for another blog I write for and stumbled upon the attached opinion letter.  The letter is not from my hometown.  It is a letter straight out of the local newspaper in Auburn, New York. ...
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]]> This morning, I was doing research for another blog I write for and stumbled upon the attached opinion letter.  The letter is not from my hometown.  It is a letter straight out of the local newspaper in Auburn, New York.  I do not want to tell you my opinion because I do not want to taint yours.

I will encourage you to look out for the following when you read the short letter:

  • mental illness myths;
  • gun myths;
  • does the author have a firm grasp of the Second Amendment;
  • did the author of the letter present, truthfully, both sides?
  • what did she leave out?

I would love to hear from my mental health advocates their opinions on the contents of this letter. The author of the opinion letter made some pretty harsh comments concerning mental illness guns and the world we live in. Please use the comments section to share your thoughts.  Or you may email me at [email protected].

https://auburnpub.com/opinion/letters/letter-mental-illness-guns-ruin-lives/article_af382bb4-d814-572a-be47-0c761f658a22.html

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]]> 11 Tips for talking with students concerning school shootings https://lifeconquering.org/11-tips-for-talking-with-students-concerning-school-shootings/ Tue, 22 May 2018 22:08:26 +0000 https://lifeconquering.org/?p=2338 First published on psychcentral.com/blogs/discoveries on 5/22/2018. We have had 23 school shootings since January 1, 2018.  That averages out to be about 1 shooting per week.  The sad thing is we are not even half-way through this calendar year!  When...
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We have had 23 school shootings since January 1, 2018.  That averages out to be about 1 shooting per week.  The sad thing is we are not even half-way through this calendar year!  When will it stop?  I used to teach middle school in Kentucky.  I could not imagine what it would be like for me to wake up every morning to the uncertainties of this world.  And what about my students?  Every morning is the same thing, tummies are hard as rocks, heads pulse with pain, hands sweaty with anxiety.  School is hard enough on kids.  They do not need school shootings!

I have the link to an article I wrote for Psych Central.  In the article, I give 11 tips to help parents and teachers and grandparents and professors and Sunday school teachers to talk with their student about school shootings.  I hope and pray it helps at least one student.

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/discoveries/2018/05/11-tips-for-talking-with-students-concerning-school-shootings/

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