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...
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...
Have you ever seen a negative, hurtful comment on a picture or a post online? Have you ever come across some super opinionated comments that were posted anonymously, and scrolled past them, trying to ignore them?...
Whether it is a breakup with a friend or a romantic partner, everyone can agree that breakups are the worst. I have had a difficult year in which I have experienced both a friend breakup...
As we go through life, people move in and out of our social interactions. Particularly in adolescence and young adulthood, in settings such as school or extracurricular activities, we constantly meet people and create relationships. But how do...
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,...
Do you ever feel like you can’t keep up with all the new social media websites? The Pew Research Center’s annual report on social media usage might help you make sense of it all....
What does privacy mean to you when it comes to social media? What does it mean to you when something is on Facebook or another social media website? Is anything truly private once it’s...
Although talking to friends often comes more naturally, there are some situations in which parents or guardians can shed a brighter light on a tough situation than your peers. Whether you feel that your...
As if your brain wasn’t already cooperating with you enough, sometimes it can be hard to verbalize what is happening in your head to your parents (or anyone). Depression, anxiety, and other mental health...
“Stress” has become such a loaded word in our society! The internet is full of articles about reducing or even “getting rid of stress“—as if stress were like a disease that has to be eradicated. But did...