Good News Network
The Good News Network is a site that features a whole bunch of positive, uplifting stories multiple times a day which makes me, at least, feel confident in people and often leaves me with...
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Negative Effects of Social Media on Teenagers
Since “social media” hit the market, popular culture has become a major part of the average teenager’s daily life. Web articles support the idea that social media has become a major contributor when it comes to...
Self Evaluator Assessment Tool
The Self Evaluator tool is a Project of the Jed Foundation and was developed for ULifeline by Duke University School of Medicine. It screens for thirteen of the most common mental health conditions that college...
Text or talk face-to-face?
In today’s world there is so much technology available to us, and often this technology tries to help us by making things easier. However, this is not always the case. For example, have you...
How To Use Empathy
This video was based on a TED talk by Dr. Brené Brown. She is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent more than a decade studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness,...
Time is your friend
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them — every day begin the task anew.” -Saint...
Alternatives to the Language We Use
In American society, a lot of words are casually kicked around that have the power to be stigmatizing, insulting, and harmful. Almost everyone is guilty of it; you find out that your friends suddenly...
Social Media Can Induce Feelings of Anxiety
Social media can produce high levels of stress and anxiety. Sharing and posting aspects of your life with others is the purpose of social media but it can lead to negative outcomes. These negative outcomes can...
Mental Health & Changes in Functioning
In order for mental health concerns to be considered a disorder, the individual usually must present “significant distress or disability in social, occupational, or other important activities” (DSM 5). These vast changes in functioning...
What is Therapy?
We spoke to Dr. Jessica Levenson who works at the Sleep Medicine Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Jessica is a clinical psychologist who is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal...
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