When you’ve lost someone close to you, it may be difficult to know where to turn. Well-meaning friends and family may struggle to say the right thing — because really, what is the right thing to say to someone who is grieving? While no one can “fix” your grief, the...
Physical health. Mental health. Emotional health. We use these categories to help us think about self-care and life balance, but we must also keep in mind that all these different categories of health–physical, mental, emotional–are actually strongly connected to each...
Unfortunately, depression and anxiety are becoming more and more common in the Western world. It is well-known that depression is one of the most prevalent mental illnesses worldwide. Luckily, there are some excellent inspirational talks on the TED website that give...
“Liberating education consists in acts of cognition, not transferals of information.” ― Paulo Freire By: Madi Aho, MSW Intern What is “Anti-Oppressive” Mental Health Care? The history of psychology and psychiatry is not free from race, gender or class-based...
The American Psychological Association states that depression is one of the most common mental disorders. According to Healthline, although we think of depression as being a mental and emotional disorder, it can have various effects on our physical well-being....