JOREZZA What is it that makes people realize that a person is ill when she looks ill? Atypical Anorexia Nervosa is like the popular Anorexia Nervosa but with the absence of sudden weight loss. People won’t mind your illness because you don’t look anorexic. I was in...
NASER I titled this piece Mental Awareness because i believe it is important for us as humans to sit back and reflect on our most powerful tool: our brains. Unfortunately, just like any tool, our minds are susceptible to wear and tear. It's difficult to express and...
By MIRANDA I was diagnosed with Major Depression Disorder (MDD) and General Anxiety Disorder when I was 16. I tried a medicine that should help, but I was a very small teenage girl prescribed the same dose as my 40-year-old mother. It wasn’t working out for me very...
ABBY Hello there, my name is Abby and I am a writer, coach and motivational speaker. I currently coach female entrepreneurs that struggle with their mental health to add journaling to their life and business. I am on a mission to share my story and make women aware of...
OMAR In my lifetime, I have been called every name in the book. I have been judged, yelled at, shamed, put down, and racially discriminated. I know what it feels like to be in toxic environments that don’t welcome you. I know what it’s like to experience verbal and...
MARA My story is certainly a work in progress, and I’m determined to make it a happy ending. I’m not the best storyteller, per se (and I don’t think my story is necessarily ready for publishing just yet), but I just wanted to explain a little about where I’ve come...
ANONYMOUS I don’t think you really value life until you’ve been close to losing it. Perhaps that’s why I love living life so much. And I wasn’t close to losing it in the traditional sense. No dramatic life or death situation. I was at my own mercy. Staring down the...
KAAJAL I have OCD or obsessive-compulsive disorder. This statement holds quite a bit of significance for myself, and as I can imagine, a large section of the community of those who suffer from OCD. I have struggled with it since the 8th grade. After around two years,...
By MANDI Ingo Trigger warnings: Sexual abuse, eating disorder, pregnancy trauma “The mind is a powerful thing,” as the phrase goes. The words we hear and compose about the world and ourselves shape our beliefs and inner worlds. They create perceptions and...
ORI Swim 2.4 miles. Bike 112. Run 26.2. Ever since I was 17, completing an Ironman triathlon has been high on my list of dreams. Something about the outrageousness of the challenge drew me in, “You mean I have to run a marathon after doing what?!” It’s such a...
