Happy Martin Luther King Day!
There are so many documents, videos and quotes attached to the iconic life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Read more about the meaning behind the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Watch one...
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Back to School: New Semester
Sometimes it can be hard for students to go back to school after the holidays, especially for students with anxiety like myself. The rapid transition from the relaxation with friends and family to the...
Apps You Depend On
You know those moments when you’re hanging out with friends or family and all of a sudden you look around and everyone is on their phones, not talking or looking at each other? It...
OCD Confessions
What do you think when you hear OCD (or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)? Until I was diagnosed at age 15, I always associated the term with clean rooms, color-coded binders and a fear of germs....
Do You Feel Handcuffed To Your Phone?
Do you ever feel too attached to your phone? We all get upset when our phones fall into puddles, or when we have to put our phones away during class. But some people feel super...
Making Your Activities Count
When you’re struggling with mental illness, it can be very useful to have certain activities where you can divert your attention from unpleasant thoughts and focus on something you enjoy. This could be anything...
Realistic resolutions
New Year’s season is the time everyone’s making resolutions: drop those extra pounds, start training for that half- or full-marathon, totally nix sugar (and maybe even go full vegan or Paleo!), earn straight-As, and...
What Is “Self-Esteem,” Anyway?
Studies have found that teens today have the same level of anxiety as psychiatric patients did in the 1950s, and the difficulties of managing this anxiety can diminish healthy self-esteem, leading in turn to...
How You Can Make Stress Work For You
It seems to me our generation sees stress as a burden that weighs us down and prevents us from being happy. We’ve heard for our entire lives that stress is a bad thing that can even...
A Feminist View on Mental Illness
In a recent gender studies class, we read Fiona Rummery’s “Mad Women or Mad Society: Towards a Feminist Practice.” Part of this work explores the connection between a woman’s assumed role as the homemaker and...
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