Covid19 had worsened America’s drug problem Source: Michael Longmire at Unsplash, Creative Commons Before COVID-19 arrived on American soil, there wasn’t much curiosity about how the growing epidemic could collide with another well-established one, one which had...
Dancing with neuroticism Source: Ahmad Odeh at Unsplash, Creative Commons Imagine dancing for 30 hours a week at the cost of school and a social life. You are constantly told you are not good enough if you make a mistake on or off stage. Being sick isn’t an option;...
Covid-19 Lockdown measures had exacerbated substance use. Source: Mikail Duran at Unsplash, Creative Commons While the COVID-19 pandemic has affected people worldwide, it has deeply impacted those dealing with substance addictions. Experts have consistently reported a...
A modern day witch-hunt Source: Wikimedia, Creative Commons A form of modern-day witch hunt, the penchant to persecute others has shifted from public shaming to online shaming. The luxury of the digital-era is that we have an open-forum to speak our minds. It is not...
Women’s mental health talk on campus Source: geralt at Pixabay, Creative Commons “In addition to healing our own mental health issues, being able to realize that we have a voice to create systemic change and ask it of institutions that are enabling violence in...
Trainee therapist struggling with mental health Source: RADD at Unsplash, Creative Commons In September 2019, two mental health advocates tragically took their own lives within the same week. The suicides of Gregory Eells, the head of counselling and psychological...
Trainee therapist struggling with mental health Source: RADD at Unsplash, Creative Commons In September 2019, two mental health advocates tragically took their own lives within the same week. The suicides of Gregory Eells, the head of counselling and psychological...
Source: Susan Murtaugh at Flickr, Creative Commons “I would say that the liberation outweighs the fear.” Jack Bingham, author of the book Obsessive Compulsive Dramatic, has a long history of disclosing his experiences with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, borderline...
Sexual assault victims come from all gender Source: Pxhere, Public Domain Anthony Edwards, an American actor and director, widely known for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on the series ER, is also a child sexual abuse survivor. He was molested by Hollywood producer Gary...
Source: Maseh Hadaf, used with permission Two kilometres from the Syrian border, in the acrid Jordanian desert, sits Za’atari refugee camp. When it emerged almost overnight, it quickly expanded into a city of refugees. The camp now houses almost 80,000 people who fled...
