The music video for “Elastic Heart”, by Australian recording artist Sia, portrays an interpretive dance between a man and child that is meant to depict…
Patrick Howse, a former producer with the BBC, wrote about his experience in Iraq between 2004 and 2009 after a diagnosis of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder….
Tom Greening, a clinical psychologist and professor at Saybrook University, uses poetry to express his concerns with the current mental health system. He writes: “As…
Maya Angelou, an author, poet, and civil rights activist depicts the struggle of women in a male-dominated society. Her poetry is intended to raise awareness of women’s…
Silence is a short film by Freeman House Productions stitched together from lyrics from Nirvana’s album “Nevermind.” Released to commemorate Kurt Cobain’s passing, the film…
“Look at Me” is a spoken word performance, written and orchestrated by Azure Antoinette. Azure poetically expresses the seriousness of eating disorders in popular culture…
Anne Sexton (1928-1974) was an American poet known for her “confessional verse”—a very personal style of poetry. She is known to have suffered from several…
Most us have heard the horrifying statistics surrounding domestic violence, but we rarely get to glimpse the personal stories of victims. The students of Fordham…
Penned by Debbie Leads in 2003, this poem encapsulates the pain, confusion, and loneliness that result from comorbid diagnoses like depression and anxiety. The author’s…
Sue K. Green’s poem Dementia Takes Front Stage paints a graphic picture of the pain, loneliness, and confusion that sufferers of dementia go through as…
