Neil Hilborn is an American slam poet who writes and performs poetry. Hilborn was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) as a child, and bipolar disorder while he was in college, and has always used…
Over 30 years ago, Sophie Andrews contacted Samaritans, a UK helpline. Samaritans was a critical component of her recovery from the unbearable abuse she endured….
Greg Macdonald is a Canadian entrepreneur and underground hip-hop artist by the name Problematic who talks openly about his mental health challenges through his passion;…
Often the subject of artistic endeavour, the Rape of Proserpina by 16th-century sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini is nonetheless distinct in its uniquely sympathetic depiction of…
“Parallel Universes” is a poignant poem written by a man with schizophrenia. Dan Hoeweler had this poem and two other equally beautiful pieces published in…
During the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, rapper Logic performed a song raising awareness for suicide prevention. His performance induced tears but also got many…
In dedication to his father who had recently passed away, Yoshiki Hayashi wrote the song “Tears” for X Japan in 1993. The lyrics explore the strong…
Kim Noble is a prolific artist living with Dissociative Identity Disorder, likely resulting from severe childhood trauma. Kim has twenty different personalities, and in order to communicate…
In his spoken word poem, Kevin Kantor describes seeing his rapist being suggested under the ‘people you may know’ section on Facebook. Comparing the shock…
At the age of 19, Kevin Hines decided that he was going to take his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge; he is of the 1% of people who have survived…
