Kitty Westin highlights that many of the key people we know and look up to such as Winston Churchhill, Angelina Jolie, Micheal Phelps, Lady Gaga,…
Vancouver artists Janet Ford shares her experience with bulimia and bipolar disorder through her artwork. Her piece “Who Cares” displays the ‘who cares’ mentality experienced…
Dr. Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University, hosts The Happiness Lab, a podcast that intends to alter perceptions of happiness through the sharing…
We live in a society that is obsessed with thinness, which often shows up under the guise of “health” and “fitness”. So, when we overeat…
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States. Domestic and intimate partner violence are pervasive issues affecting many individuals worldwide, often whom…
This Ted Talk by Susannah Temko talks about the shame and prejudice associated with the intersex community. Drawing from her own experiences Temko explains how…
Brené Brown, five-time New York Times best-selling author, spent two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. However, after the nationwide success of her TEDx…
Patriarchal expectations regarding pregnancy and childbirth create a climate in which abortion treatments are often considered “taboo” and are the subject of stigmatization. Shanina Dionna…