JOANNA Can you think back to when you graduated high school? Or maybe you are a high school student getting ready to start your freshman year of college this fall. I remember this time as being an exciting new chapter of my life, but I was also nervous to be truly on...
PATRICIA I have made up my mind, I will not dwell, Regardless of the hurt and pain, I continue to stay motivated, Regardless of my anxiety and stress, I continue to stay motivated, Regardless of the emotional distress, I continue to stay motivated, I have made up my...
MALLIKA Depression. Bipolar disorder. Anxiety. Panic attacks. Fear. Abandonment. Schizophrenia. OCD. Growing up in India sure pushes and forces you to think about what “Pados wali aunty”, “rishtedaar” and any other person would think of. When we speak of any mental...
JESS I was fifteen when I received my first piece of wisdom around “self-care.” Between cramming for upcoming tests, rushing to basketball practice, and struggling to keep up with my peers – I had just about reached my breaking point. One day, as my mom drove me home...
KATHUSKA My name is Kathy. I’m 50 years old and I’ve been dealing with bipolar disorder 1 for quite some time. What can I say? Nobody is perfect. I remember right before getting my official diagnosis that something wasn’t right. At first I thought I was just exhausted...
ASHIMA My friend has cancer, I have depression, and we are treated worlds apart by our group of friends. I met my group of high school friends in Grade 8. We came from different elementary schools and different backgrounds, yet the five of us gravitated towards one...
WILLIAM For a long time, I’ve seen my closest friends battle with mental illnesses. I knew that they felt alone and misunderstood. One of my friends has schizophrenia, and this makes it incredibly hard for him to communicate with people he’s not comfortable with. I...
RUAIRI “Every day brings a new chance, hope, and a beginner’s mind to learn something new about myself.” This is the kind of attitude I knew I had to adopt going forward. The kind that replaced darkness and struggle with light and hope. Each day there is a challenge...
In the past few months, social media has flooded with conversations about racial disparities and inequalities faced by various communities across the U.S. Some new terminologies and phrases have become more prevalent, and one of those is - BIPOC. Started...
CHAD “Because of what you’re like”. Those words are still ringing in my ears. The depression is still latching on to them. I couldn’t meet people because of what I was like, and what exactly was I like when these words were said to me? Depressed. Josh couldn’t see me...
