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I Believe in You: An Open Letter to Teens with Mental Health Struggles

December 5, 2014January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch7 Comments

Photo: unsplash.com I can’t pinpoint exactly when my battle with mental illness began, but I do know that by the…

November 24, 2014August 12, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch6 Comments

I will say this upfront: As someone who will never know the heavy weight of institutionalized racism, the fear and…

November 20, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch22 Comments

Therapy didn't result in a singular epiphany that changed everything for me. There wasn't a light bulb moment when I…

November 14, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch28 Comments

I know, I know, it's Friday! Whoa, Sam, what is this about? Yes, I don't usually blog on Fridays, as you…

November 14, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch3 Comments

Artist Chara Bui has created an animated version of the article, "Amanda Bynes, Robin Williams, and the Spectacle of Mental…

November 13, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch14 Comments

I knew I was in trouble when my first letter from my dream school addressed me by the wrong name.…

November 6, 2014September 15, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch1 Comment

When I received my acceptance letter for a master’s program in California, my partner and I already knew that we…

October 30, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch18 Comments

Street harassment, and the ways in which women feel unsafe in public spaces, is finally getting some much-deserved attention and…

October 22, 2014October 23, 2014 Sam Dylan Finch42 Comments

Around this time last week, I was a procrastinating graduate student, managing a small blog, with a following of wonderful…

October 16, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch588 Comments

Internet, we need to have a talk. I’ve had a number of readers ask why I’ve neglected to write about…