Ugh. So let's talk about this mess: It’s been said before, and it should be common knowledge by now, but…
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Talking mental health with Sam Dylan Finch.
Ugh. So let's talk about this mess: It’s been said before, and it should be common knowledge by now, but…
Read More For the Last Time: Mental Illnesses Are Not Adjectives
Photo: unsplash.com I can’t pinpoint exactly when my battle with mental illness began, but I do know that by the…
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Artist Chara Bui has created an animated version of the article, "Amanda Bynes, Robin Williams, and the Spectacle of Mental…
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I knew I was in trouble when my first letter from my dream school addressed me by the wrong name.…
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When I received my acceptance letter for a master’s program in California, my partner and I already knew that we…
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Street harassment, and the ways in which women feel unsafe in public spaces, is finally getting some much-deserved attention and…
Around this time last week, I was a procrastinating graduate student, managing a small blog, with a following of wonderful…
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