Francesca Woodman is best known for her controversial photography, much of which was published in her book Some Disordered Interior Geometries. Her black and white…
Lauren and I have been friends for a long time. More than once, she had mentioned to me that she had bipolar disorder, but I…
Glenn Gould became known for his varying ‘eccentricities’ both in his music and personal life. He suffered severe physical trauma from a spinal injury, and…
Kevin Healey began hearing voices at an early age. He received treatment in Canada and in the U.K. Today Kevin is a prominent mental health…
Oren Lavie’s lyrics speak to the invisibility of mental health issues. Many individuals struggle with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues without others being…
This spoken word poem by IN-Q talks about the difficulty of overcoming addictions. The author talks about channeling your inner resolve and ends on a hopeful…
If you were to Google search your name right now, what would come up? Some are surprised by what they find. The posting of personal…
Twenty years after the genocide in Rwanda, Pieter Hugo, a photographer, visited and documented efforts of reconciliation between Hutu and Tutsi individuals following the Rwanda…
Laura Burke’s visual poem “Superhero” explains her own struggles with mental illness and all of the havoc that it played on her life. She touches upon themes…
Valeria Golino’s 2013 Italian drama Miele (translation: Honey) follows the not-so-sweet life of Irene (Jasmine Trinca), a medical school dropout who helps euthanize terminally ill…
