Nutrition and Mental Health
Have you ever eaten a load of sugar like a huge ice cream bar and felt kind of crummy? Have you noticed that when you eat lots of fruits and vegetables you feel better...
Category: Educate Yourself
The Pros and Cons of Keeping Multiple Journals
Journaling is a highly effective way to reflect on your thoughts, feelings, and surroundings. It’s a great tool for staying mindful and learning more about yourself. And since journaling is what you make of...
Can Fame, Success, and Money Cure Depression and Anxiety?
We all know Michael Phelps, right? He’s the most successful and most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, with a total of 28 medals. Phelps was only 19—still an adolescent!—when he went to the Olympics...
Thinking about Independence
Happy Independence Day! Today’s holiday celebrates the action of the Continental Congress, which on July 4, 1776 declared that the 13 colonies would be colonies no more, but independent states. Of course Britain, who...
How to Spend Our Free Time in the Summer
If you’re anything like me, you may be finding it hard to be motivated this summer. I’ve spent more than a few days on my couch bingeing shows on Netflix. As relaxing and nice...
How to Make Our Summer Worthwhile
For many people, the word summer brings excitement, joy and anticipation. Everyone waits all year round for summer vacation and the long-awaited, well-deserved break from school. In my school, people start discussing their summer plans...
Coping with Social Anxiety
Have you ever gone to a party or had to talk in front of others and felt sick to your stomach with anxiety about the prospect? Have you ever felt so nauseated and shaky about others...
Antidepressant Warnings
It’s important to understand the risks of taking any medication. But it’s also important to understand where those risks came from. There is a black box warning on antidepressants for children and young adults. This...
Mr. Rogers: The Celebrity Who Taught Resilience and Self-Regard
“Would you be mine, could you be mine? Won’t you be…my neighbor?” How many of us can sing that song without a hitch? On June 8, a new documentary was released to theaters recalling the...
People of Color & Mental Illness Photo Project
Mental illness is often seen as a “white person’s disease”—a product of privilege, a chosen illness. It is represented in the media by people who are white, while those who are not suffer in...
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