
Grassy Narrows First Nation in Northern Ontario, Canada, has been in the media spotlight for decades regarding mercury contamination from a nearby chemical plant of…

For their sixth studio album, Unstoppable, Rascal Flatts wrote “Why”, a powerful, slow-tempo, country song about a friend’s suicide. The song’s narrator reflects on the…

A teenager diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Mary Christina wrote this poem to express the confusion, sadness, and shame she experiences as a result of…

Illustrated by depression comix, this cartoon demonstrates the ever-present and persistent nature of chronic depression, as it comes and goes for those who are suffering…

“Don’t tell your Uber driver that you’re going to an orgy”—so begins Donte Collins’ poem “Grief Puppet”. Collins describes the experience of seeing his dead…

“As far back as I can remember, Michael was always good at being silly. He could make me laugh harder than anyone. He was very…

In this short visual lecture, Dr. Mike Evans gives his two-minute advice for getting through a difficult day or week. Evans recommends engaging in simple…

“What’s eating you alive, might help you to survive” The Ted Leo and the Pharmacists song “Me and Mia” describes what it’s like to live…

Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905 – 2004) was an American poet who is recognized for her first and perhaps only poem “Do Not Stand at My…

“I Wanna Get Better”, performed by The Bleachers, is a song about singer Jack Antonoff’s personal experiences with grief, depression, and renewal. Through lyrics like, “I…