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How to Get Involved in Mental Health Advocacy As a High School Student
Are you a high school student looking to become more involved in mental health advocacy in your community? Chances are, if you’re reading this, you fit this description or know someone who does. Well,...
View ArticleFive Ways to Support Transgender Students’ Mental Health
As a Transgender man, I’ve always noticed the many ways people convey their shock that I am a man before and during transition. It was just this morning that someone asked me, “You have a feminine...
View ArticleWhy I Advocate for Open Conversations and Culturally-Competent Care
“Log kya kahenge?”, which translates to “What will people say?” is a phrase often explicitly or implicitly brought up in conversation in response to individual actions or words that do not align with...
View Article“Home is Where the Heart Is”: Protecting My Mental Health as a Third-Culture Kid
Before the age of 11, I traveled frequently between Kenya, my home country, and the United States. I also switched schools four times. At the time, I considered all of this constant change and movement...
View ArticleHow to Manage Loneliness During College from a Gen Z Graduate
Change is difficult and isolating. The transition from high school to college was no different. Leaving home and moving to a different state while experiencing a complete social reset certainly...
View ArticleHow My PTSD Diagnosis Helped My Childhood Self Heal
Trigger Warning: Discussion of physical and sexual abuse. I wasn’t diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) until a couple of years ago. There was no real point that I recall where the...
View ArticleBreaking the Cycle: Challenging Mental Health Taboos In India
When I was 10 years old, my aunt used to take me for a walk to the nearby park, and before going there, I was always warned not to go near this lady. My aunt told me she had some “special unnatural...
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Behind-the-Scenes of a Mental Health Initiative for Gen Z, By Gen Z
In the face of a youth mental health crisis, the urgency for inspiring mental health change has never been more apparent. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy has sounded the alarm, highlighting that a...
View ArticleEmbracing My Fluidity: The Intersection of Sexuality and Mental Health
Growing up, I always felt like an outsider. The world seemed to operate in binary terms, forcing me to choose between being straight or gay. This can be a difficult path for anyone, but it becomes even...
View ArticleTips to Overcome “Coming Out” Anxiety From Someone Who Did
Three years ago, I came out as a lesbian. Spoiler alert — that is no longer the label I identify with. And that’s okay. But for a long time, I didn’t think it was okay. And that fear of...
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