Inspired by long wait lists and inaccessible psychotherapy costs, Toronto comedian Shelley Marshall opened a free mental wellness centre in her home. Shelley herself has…
Based in London, UK, French artist Myriam Tillson works with watercolour and gouache. She creates pieces inspired by fantastical and surreal themes. Her painting entitled,…
This video from The Oprah Winfrey Show, delves into the late, Carrie Fisher’s struggles with mental health and drug-addiction. Carrie was known for her astounding…
Renowned in the spoken word poetry scene, Rudy Francisco’s poem, “The Heart and the Fist,” is a narrative on toxic masculinity and how it’s effects…
Alexandra Sacks, a reproductive psychiatrist, has a new way of explaining the transition to motherhood, which for some can be a very challenging and discouraging process. She…
In “Living with Social Anxiety”, filmmaker Kat Napiorkowska shows what it is like to have social anxiety. She describes social anxiety as “self-consciousness on steroids”…
Glennon Doyle is an author, activist, and non-profit executive. From the age of 8 Glennon struggled with bulimia, and later addiction, which she speaks openly…
“Empty” is an award winning short film about a woman, Kiera, living with an eating disorder and her battle with the hypercritical voices in her…
Working in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Singaporean government, GAMBIT Game Lab searched for game designs that drove social change and reframed…
As the knowledge regarding mental illnesses accumulates, the prevalence of mental illnesses has been shown to represent a large percentage of the population. According to…
