As termed by the World Health Organization, video game addiction, or Gaming Disorder (GD), is defined as gaming that is difficult to control, prioritized over other…
In this Ted Talk video, co-founder and CEO of the Shamiri Institute Tom Osborn shares how he is re-defining mental healthcare. The Shamiri Institute is…
“I shut down again. I went blank. One minute I was spinning, and the next minute my mind was dragging itself around in a circle,…
Mira Zimet is a visual storyteller and an award-winning documentary film maker. She founded the Storyboard Project, an award-winning documentary web-series about foster youth who…
The Catcher in the Rye is a book which portrays the overwhelming desire to retain childhood innocence through the story of main character Holden Caulfield….
During the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, rapper Logic performed a song raising awareness for suicide prevention. His performance induced tears but also got many…
When university student Kinga (name changed) was young, she struggled with symptoms she couldn’t identify. She had shortness of breath and would suddenly get anxious….
During my last year of high school, I tried to help one of my closest friends, Rebecca (name changed), through an eating disorder. I found…
At the age of three, Gale started to challenge gender norms, insisting on wearing dresses and tiaras, by age four sobbing at his mirror image…
Andrea Gibson is an award-winning poet and activist, whose poetry focuses on gender norms, social reform, and mental health challenges faced by individuals in the…
