The National’s “Terrible Love” depicts the personal anguish and loneliness of an individual who suffers from alcoholism. Unable to fall asleep without consuming alcohol, the…
Andrea Gibson is an award-winning poet and activist, whose poetry focuses on gender norms, social reform, and mental health challenges faced by individuals in the…
What if physical difficulties were treated the same way as mental health problems? This short video cleverly brings attention to the misconceptions about mental health,…
On September 10th, 2015, Stephanie Lembo posted a heartbreaking video on her Facebook page that has received nearly twenty-three million views and the attention of…
In the wake of another college shooting in the US, various politicians and media outlets predictably pointed the finger at mental illness in an effort…
‘Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone’, by W.H. Auden, appears to be a poem written from the perspective of someone mourning the loss of…
‘Til It Happens To You’, a song performed by Lady Gaga, exposes rape and assault crimes that occur on university campuses, through a chilling montage…
‘Rust or Gold’, performed by Jill Andrews, is an uplifting song about cultivating meaning in life. With soothing vocals and the soft accompaniment of the…
In his 1937 painting titled ‘Guernica’, Pablo Picasso depicts the consequences of war, specifically the suffering of innocent civilians. The painting can be interpreted in…
‘Mirror’, a poem by Sylvia Plath, depicts a woman’s struggle with aging. Plath suffered from mental health problems for most of her adult life; she…
