In 2017, a father from Victoria, British Columbia, pleaded for his 15-year-old daughter to seek rehabilitation for an opioid addiction. He was terrified that by…
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…
In June of 2018, The World Health Organization released the 11th version of The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). For the first time, Gaming Disorder…
‘Sorrow’, an 1882 drawing by Vincent van Gogh, depicts a 32-year-old pregnant woman, Clasina Maria Hoornik, who went by the name of Sien. Sien was homeless and had addictions to alcohol and tobacco and was working in prostitution. Van Goh provided her and…
Blythe Baird shares a deeply personal and moving spoken-word poem about the difficulties she encounters after recovering from an eating disorder. Although it has been…
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…
Remember “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)”, that mainstay of every 90’s top hits compilation? If you remember the lyrics to the song, you might recall that they outline how…
Years ago, I was kicked out of my home because of my drug use. My single mother sent me to live at a local youth…
Singer-songwriter Sia’s 2014 hit Chandelier is darker than the upbeat melody would at first suggest. The song is inspired by hard times in the artist’s life when…
Julien Baker is an American singer-songwriter who never fails to portray raw emotion in her music. Her songs eloquently articulate her personal experiences with mental illness and substance abuse. The song “Hurt…
