Esther Perel, famed psychotherapist and relationship expert, gives a talk on infidelity and the trauma that comes along with it. Author of several best-selling books,…
The song “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers offers a lot of meaning with few words. Born out of the singer’s own…
In 2017, Caitlin Plestid (they/them) created the art installation to raise awareness for, and support those struggling with, self-harm. While in high school, Caitlin and someone…
The Catcher in the Rye is a book which portrays the overwhelming desire to retain childhood innocence through the story of main character Holden Caulfield….
“To the Bone” is a dramatic film that was created, written and directed by Marti Noxon. The series was released and distributed by Netflix in…
The song “Say it Ain’t So”, is written by Rivers Cuomo and performed by Weezer. From the album titled “The Blue Album”, the song is…
This image is the album art for Billie Eilish’s album “When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?”. Eilish says that this image and…
Although the issue of stigma surrounding mental illness is a more recent topic, the issue of mental illness in general dates back thousands of years….
“In Between” is an animated short film by a group of students from the French Gobelins School of Image. It depicts a young woman coming…
The song ‘Gasoline’ by Halsey from her debut album Badlands describes what it is like to live with bipolar disorder, a condition the singer herself…
Richard Dadd was a Victorian era English painter who had a penchant for creating imaginative paintings of fairies and the supernatural, which he rendered with…
The poem ‘I Married My Mother’ from the book A Good Cry by Nikki Giovanni expresses how Giovanni learned to cry in her 70s. Having…
“When They See Us” is a drama web television miniseries created, written and directed by Ava DuVernay. The series premiered in four parts on Netflix…
Paramore’s album “After Laughter” explores many aspects of mental health and mental health awareness. Hayley Williams, Paramore’s lead singer, highlights her own personal experiences with…
Paige Korynta is a visual artist and poet whose main goal is to create connection among people, working against the dividing fear and shame that…
Heidi Hanson, an artist and writer in Asheville North Carolina, shares her journey of recovery from PTSD through her poetry, creative writing, and artwork. Heidi…
In the 60s, R.D. Laing among others founded the anti-psychiatry movement, as well as authored several books including ‘The Divided Self’ and ‘The Politics of…
Claudia Hammond, host of Child in Mind Podcast, interviews David Trickey, a Clinical Child Psychologist and Consultant at the Anna Freud National Center for Children…
Edvard Munch, famous for the painting “The Scream” was born in Løten, Norway. Munch’s remarkable artworks and talent may be in part due to his…
This classic novella by Shirley Jackson, published in 1959, continues to be popular today both in its original written form, and as the newest Netflix…
