Tag: Mental Health
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In the Blog
How I learned to cope with my mental health in my South Asian family
In many South Asian families, mental health is still considered taboo, with reputation and honour often taking precedence. It’s led to a dangerous culture of silence that stems from a lack of acceptance and understanding READ MORE
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In the Blog
To Exist Outside of a Culture of “Hustling”
When it comes to “girl bosses,” hustle culture has become an extension of a commoditized and branded feminism – with Black women its biggest victims. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Depression, Debt, and Disparities: How Women’s Finances Affect Their Mental Health
Finances are about far more than one’s standard of living. They mean more than just having the luxury of going out and buying that designer handbag you’ve had your eye on or making sure you’re getting around town in a truly tricked-out ride. Financial issues are, fundamentally, a matter of social justice. And, increasingly, they’re linked to overall quality of life. Economic disparities are being linked to health disparities. This includes not only inequities in access … READ MORE
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Blog Series
Passing the Test: Girls, Autism, and Stereotypes
Many autistic girls receive a late diagnosis, and some may not even be diagnosed at all. But misdiagnosis is just the beginning; stereotypes about autism erase autistic girls’ and women’s experiences and perpetuate stigma. READ MORE
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In the Blog
To Those Who Have Painted My World Orange
A love letter for pandemic times. READ MORE
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In the Blog
What We Can Learn About “Distant Socializing” From Chronically Ill Trauma BBs
Can living through a global pandemic help us imagine a more accessible future? Margeaux Feldman believes it can. Margeaux first got sick in 2016. Like many other chronically ill and disabled folks, she has already developed many strategies for “distant socializing.” She shares her tips for staying grounded and connected in this wild time and her hopes for a more accessible future. READ MORE
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Blog Series
My Mental Health Routine
If you spend your nights falling down the YouTube rabbit hole like I do, you might be familiar with the popular video trend of morning routines. You know, those videos where the person sets up their camera equipment, presses record, hurries back to their bed, “wakes up”, and then goes through their seemingly perfect day. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy and find inspiration from these videos, and I only wish I could wake up … READ MORE
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Announcements
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE OUT NOW!
Our mental health issue is on the stands now! Check out our editor’s letter and be sure to pick up the issue in person or online! READ MORE
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In the Blog
Too Depressed to go to Class Today: Surviving Academia With Depression
Being depressed can feel like being stuck in a deep hole where no one can hear your screams. For me, it was not showering for 3 weeks, forgetting to brush my teeth, staying in bed for days, lying in filth, not cleaning my room. Clothes all over the floor, eating too much, eating too little, sleeping too much, not sleeping at all. Being depressed was constantly dealing with the thought that I would be better off dead. It was several hospitalizations. It was feeling worthless. It was missing school for weeks. It was feeling as if I did not have any friends or that nobody loved me. It was feeling as if I did not matter to anyone. Being depressed was living in my own hell on earth. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Writing: A Potent Healing Modality
With a bit of time and perspective, I realized I’d never want any of my friends to feel helpless when it came to their health and their body like that. So I quit the program and decided I had to shift my focus away from all the confusion instead of trying to figure it all out and try to become a different person—that way just felt impossible. READ MORE
Content warning: This blog contains personal information about eating disorder treatment. READ MORE
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Youth Voices
Rebuilding Your Backbone: From Wooden Planks to Steel Beams
Candice Wong walks you through the pillars of recovery. Trigger Warning: Psychiatric treatment, cutting, alcohol READ MORE
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In the Blog
Mid-Week Round Up: June 11
Check out what’s making been making our headlines this week READ MORE
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Web Features
Tips for Reducing Self Harm
Kaylie Sorrenti shares some strategies for reducing self harm. READ MORE