This Christmas, Don’t Forget To Reach Out To Your Struggling Friends
The holidays present a wonderful, idyllic (and idealized) opportunity to gather and reunite with friends and distant loved ones, but can also heighten a sense of isolation.
Why California’s Gun Ban For People With ‘Mental Illness’ Is A Bad Idea
Conservatives and libertarians should take note of this new strategy that could be used to restrict gun rights under the guise of safety.
Yes, Suicide Hurts Those It Leaves Behind, And That’s One Reason Not To Do It
Catholic doctrine and a slew of mental health professionals tell me that he was beyond rational thought, and I concede the point intellectually. But I can’t emotionally.
What Ultimately Took Kate Spade And Anthony Bourdain Wasn’t Mental Illness. It Was Something Worse
Let us be intellectually honest about the sorrows of this life. Perhaps then, through a lens of sorrow, we can see the one, eternal hope that renders death not proud.
Here’s Why I Choose Life Instead Of Ending It Like My Dad Did
My husband, my writing, my career—a few years ago, I thought all of it was never in the cards for me. I nearly allowed myself to miss out on all of it.
What Anthony Bourdain Reveals About Living In The Age Of Loneliness
The sharp knife is a tool: it can take a life, destroy in cruel fashion, but it also has the ability to create incredible things.
Kate Spade’s Suicide Is A Good Time To Reach Out To Prevent People From Following Suit
The suicide of a celebrity has a history of inspiring copycats. When it happens, it’s a good time to check up on and send some extra love around to your family and friends.
Netflix’s Latest Shows For Teens Send Destructive Messages
Netflix has the power to use its platform to elevate the conversation and empower teens to deal with the tough challenges of adolescence. ’13 Reasons Why’ season two and ‘The Kissing Booth’ don’t do that.
4 Tips To Help You Find Your Way Out Of The Dark Night Of Depression
Depression is not all-powerful and treatment is available, but to get help, you need to lean on the people around you and seek assistance from experienced professionals.
Euthanizing Mentally Ill People Just Lets Their Illness Win
The most recent tragedy was the euthanizing of Aurelia Brouwers, a 29-year-old female who claimed multiple mental illnesses and fought for eight years to be euthanized in the Netherlands.
New Research Confirms That Abortion Hurts Women
The largely ignored findings run completely afoul of today’s narrative about how abortion is a benign, safe procedure that represents the pinnacle of female empowerment.
Apple And Facebook Aren’t Going To Save Us From Smartphone Addiction
A group of investors wants Apple to do something about smartphone addiction among teens. But Apple can’t solve this problem, only parents can.
How Quitting Facebook Helped Relieve My Depression And Made Me A Better Friend
At first, quitting Facebook was insanely difficult. I had been on Facebook since its inception, and developed social habits centered on the platform.
New Study Finds Hormonal Birth Control Triples Women’s Risk Of Suicide
The pill was introduced nearly 60 years ago. Why are we only now beginning to document some of hormonal birth control’s serious side-effects?
Problematic Women Episode 21: Meghan Markle, Ivanka Trump, And Birth Control
In this week’s episode of #ProblematicWomen, Kelsey Harkness and Bre Payton talk why Meghan Markle’s recent engagement to Prince Harry does not make her a bad feminist.
My Experience With Postpartum Depression Will Help You Understand America’s Mental Health Crisis
While mental health care has improved by leaps and bounds over the years, it isn’t cut and dry with set timelines or a slew of established best practices.
Let Me Show You What Postpartum Depression Really Feels Like
When you’ve never experienced postpartum depression, you may think everyone sometimes feels put-together on the outside but a total mess on the inside. That’s not it.
How Being Laid Off Taught Me We Need To Reform Unemployment Subsidies
Being unemployed has given me a fresh perspective on how the Social Security disability program may especially hurt those suffering from mood disorders.
An Olympic Athlete Speaks Out About Her Abortion: I Fell Into A ‘Deep Despair’
‘I made a decision that broke me, and one from which I would not immediately heal. . . Abortion would now forever be a part of my life. A scarlet letter I never thought I’d wear.’
What It Feels Like To Be A Man Struggling With Infertility
Infertility is not a traumatic event but rather a state of being traumatized, so the stages of recovery and grief become a way of life, not a stage of life.
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