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Mental Health

Posted on March 27, 2017 January 7, 2019

Why I’m Done Being A ‘Good’ Mentally Ill Person

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Written by
Sam Dylan Finch
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Depression, Mental Health, mental illness, suicide

Those who can’t ‘pass’ as reasonably sane are given less agency, respect, and dignity as they navigate psychiatric care. Read more

Posted on March 2, 2017 December 21, 2018

The Witchcraft Treatment for Mental Illness

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Written by
devcollab
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Depression, magic, Mental Health, tarot

When medicine fails, I turn to tarot. Read more

Posted on February 9, 2017 October 25, 2018

Depression Is An Unlikely Advantage In The Fight Against Fascism

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Written by
Kitty Hannah Eden
Posted in
Brain+Body, Society+Politics
Tagged
brain-body, Depression, donald trump, Mental Health, Resistance

Life under the yoke of depression is frighteningly similar to life in Trump’s America, and knowing one can teach you how to approach the other. Read more

Posted on January 26, 2017 November 30, 2018

How To Support Your Disabled Friends In Winter — And Beyond

Maranda Elizabeth
Written by
Maranda Elizabeth
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
brain-body, disability, Friendship, Mental Health, winter

Dare yourselves to reach in. Read more

Posted on December 5, 2016 October 9, 2018

My Mental Health Is More Important Than Leadership Success

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Written by
Tracey Lloyd
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
black women, Depression, mba, Mental Health

I’m waiting for the public conversation about women and work to shift away from leadership and toward leading a good life. Read more

Posted on December 3, 2016 December 7, 2018

How Seasonal Affective Disorder Feels From The Inside

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The Establishment
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Brain+Body
Tagged
brain-body, Depression, Mental Health, suicide, winter

I have SAD, but that doesn’t mean I’m just sad. Read more

Posted on November 22, 2016 October 27, 2018

How To Help The Cause When You Need Help Yourself

Carrie Cutforth
Written by
Carrie Cutforth
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Activism, Mental Health, self-care, suicidal-ideation, trauma

Active compassion for your mental illness is a form of resistance. Read more

Posted on November 22, 2016 August 10, 2018

How To Help The Cause When You Need Help Yourself

Carrie Cutforth
Written by
Carrie Cutforth
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Mental Health, Protest, Resistance

Active compassion for your mental illness is a form of resistance. Read more

Posted on October 28, 2016 January 7, 2019

What Animated Sitcoms Get Right—And Wrong—About Mental Illness

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Written by
Kate Skow
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
alcoholism, arts-creators, cartoon, Depression, Mental Health, mental illness

BoJack: Everything comes so easy for you. Read more

Posted on August 11, 2016 September 28, 2018

Dreaming New Meanings Into Borderline Personality Disorder

Maranda Elizabeth
Written by
Maranda Elizabeth
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
borderline, bpd, brain-body, Mental Health, mental illness

Borderline makes one flinch, cringe, avoid. Still, I love this word, this patchwork quilt of pain and care. I want to hold it, listen to it, and keep it safe. Read more

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