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Becoming the Man I Am: Redefining Masculinity.

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CJ on 30th January 2025

As a transgender boy, denial and the pressure of societal standards for masculinity keep me from realizing who I truly am. After all,...

Emotional Wellness

2 Sides of the Same Coin: Stigmatization and Norma...

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Ilana on 28th January 2025

Growing up, your perception of yourself is naturally influenced by those around you – and thus, in addition to environmental influences...

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Posted by

Jade on 11th January 2021

Five Things to Try and Remember When Adjusting to New Mental Health Meds

Starting medications for mental illness can feel like a daunting process, especially if you’ve never had to take such medications before or if you’ve seen stigma attached to them. It can feel even more so if the medications that once worked for you are no longer effective and you find yourself needing to switch to […]

Read Article 8 Min Read Depression

Posted by

Alyssa on 8th June 2020

Moving Past Stigma

Stigma serves as one of the main reasons people delay seeking mental health care. It consists of misconceptions that label people with mental illnesses as lazy or crazy and causes them to feel rejected from society, even though they are far from alone in their struggles. Not only is stigma hurtful, it’s deadly. Suicide is […]

Read Article 6 Min Read Advocacy

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Vibrant Communications on 22nd May 2018

Embrace the 18%

When I finally came forward to my parents about my struggles, I realized I wasn’t alone. I finally began to start my journey in realizing and coping with the fact that I was one of the 18% of the population who struggles with some form of anxiety and/or depressive disorders.

Read Article 3 Min Read Anxiety

Posted by

Lexa on 15th September 2017

How I’m an Indirect Survivor

When I was six years old and my brother was four years old my mother told me how my uncle died. I was told he had a disease in his brain that made him act and feel differently. She told me he would be happy one day and sad the next, that he behaved in […]

Read Article 4 Min Read Bipolar Disorder

Posted by

Leah on 17th August 2017

I Am Not An Alien

The whirring of my professor’s voice swirls around me like a dull warm breeze on a sticky summer day. This is my third time taking this class and I sit in the front row of the lecture hall unable to hear a thing. My hands sweat and my heart knocks against my hollow chest: You. […]

Read Article 6 Min Read Mental Illness

Becoming the Man I Am: Redefining Masculinity.

2 Sides of the Same Coin: Stigmatization and Norma...

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Five Things to Try and Remember When Adjusting to New Mental Health Meds

Moving Past Stigma

Embrace the 18%

How I’m an Indirect Survivor

I Am Not An Alien