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Election-Related Calls to This LGBTQ Youth Crisis Line Increased Almost 200%

Queer and trans kids are distressed about the potential outcome.

Bel-Air Is Exploring Black Experiences of Anxiety Rarely Shown on Screen

Bel-Air is providing a new face to a problem that plagues the Black community, yet is relegated to white people or rich people problems.

The Case For Empty Brain Hours

Hear me out, sometimes you need absolutely nothing going on in that little head.

AAPI Youth Have Less Resources for Mental Health Issues Like Eating Disorders

A new survey highlights disparities between mental health needs, receiving diagnoses and accessing culturally competent care.

Eating Disorders in Men and Boys Aren't Rare, But They May Be Harder to Diagnose

The way we've been conditioned to think about fitness plays a big part.

Doing Your Best Is Black History

What if Black history is just us showing up as we are?

How to Keep Your Creativity Alive When You Have a Chronic Illness

If making things is part of your identity, it can feel awful when your symptoms get in the way.

You Don't Need to Reinvent Yourself This Year

Elyse Fox explores the value of being still and not constantly focusing on growth.
Mental Health

10 Things to Try When You’re Too Depressed to Get Out of Bed

People who’ve been there share what actually helps on their worst mornings.
Mental Health

How to Find a Great Therapist You Can Actually Afford

It shouldn’t have to be so hard, but there are things you can do to make it a little easier.

Graduating From Dead Mom University

In this op-ed, Lindsay Lee Wallace explores grief, and how no amount of success in school or work could protect her from it.

Why Your Mom's Eating Disorder Impacts You So Much

Children of a mom with an eating disorder might go on to develop one themselves.

5 Texts to Send Someone Who's Grieving

It can be hard to know what to say.

Suicide Rates Among Girls Are Decreasing

After increases over the pandemic, this is a great sign.

How I Found Myself

Actor Karan Brar reflects on reckoning the gap between his public and private personas.

How To Cope With Watching War Unfold

It doesn't compare with experiencing it, but seeing constant images of war can contribute to vicarious trauma.

Britney Spears And The Centuries-Long Tradition of Pathologizing Women's Emotions

In her memoir, I saw parallels between the sexist ideas around Spears's mental health, and the ones that historically were used to institutionalize women.

Why Students Want Mental Health Check-Ins At School

Students weigh in on how schools can help support their mental health.