Anxy: A new magazine focused on Mental Illness
Today's news comes from The Huffington Post, which reported that there's a new magazine in the works called "Anxy." This publication will contribute to removing the stigmas associated with mental illness and aims to give readers "a sense of connection." Here's an excerpt from the HuffPo piece, and we hope you'll click the link provided…
How to talk to someone with depression
Bustle pulled highlights from a Reddit thread in which people with depression explained how they'd like others to talk to them. We thought this was a valuable conversation, and we wanted to share an excerpt here. If you have depression, think you might have depression or want to talk about living with someone with depression,…
“High-Functioning” Anxiety: One Woman’s Story
We thought it was with sharing an excerpt from this first person account of living with high-functioning anxiety written by Sarah Schuster for The Mighty. If you live in the greater Cleveland area and recognize yourself or someone you love in this piece, we hope you'll reach out to talk about evaluation and potential treatment. …
Passive Aggression Hurts Children
Are troubles at home affecting your kids? Chances are that they are. We wanted to share an excerpt from The Atlantic's article about how nonverbal conflict affects kids, hoping that parents who have been avoiding knock-down, drag-out fights while quietly seething towards each other will recognize that even subtle tensions are communicated to kids. If…
Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles and ADHD
Olympian Simone Biles revealed that she has been taking medication for ADHD since she was a child after hackers accessed a number of athletes' medical records. Biles didn't shy away from acknowledging that she has been diagnosed and medically treated for this disorder, and it's uplifting to have someone so accomplished refuse to be publicly…
McSweeney’s uses humor to criticize film portrayals of mental illness
One of the things we address frequently on this blog is the importance of removing stigmas attached to mental illness. Film portrayals of individuals with mental illnesses are not always accurate, and they don't necessarily do any good in removing stigmas. We enjoyed McSweeney's parody of how mental illness is depicted in film, and we decided…
Depression’s effects illustrated in one woman’s bedroom before & after
Twenty-six-year-old Jonna Rosalind of Sweden shared before and after photos of her bedroom on Imgur, and they've gone viral. The young woman wanted to show some of depression's effects on her by letting others see how her room looks when she's in its throes, as well as what her room is capable of looking like.…
Selena Gomez & Britney Spears Make Headlines with Anxiety
It caught our eye that two famous starlets were making headlines this week because of anxiety, and we thought it was worth once again sharing here that mental health issues can affect anyone at any level of outward success. Money, fame, career opportunities, and other conventional markers of having "made it" are not only incapable…
Postpartum Depression: One Woman’s Story
We appreciate the courage Jill Dabrowski showed in sharing the story of her postpartum depression on The Mighty, and we wanted to share the excerpt below and encourage our readers to click the provided link to read the full text. What Jill experienced affects more women than you might imagine, and it's healthy to bring it…
