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In his poignant TED Talk, writer and lecturer Andrew Solomon weaves together tales of courage and triumph, including his own childhood struggles, to deliver a…
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Although the issue of stigma surrounding mental illness is a more recent topic, the issue of mental illness in general dates back thousands of years….
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“Invictus” is a short Victorian poem written by William Ernest Henley and published in 1888. He wrote this piece during a lengthy hospital stay for…