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Social, Academic, and Emotional Consequences of Systematic Oppression on LGBT Youth: A Brief Overview
Disclaimer: for the purposes of this article, I will be using the terms “LGBTQ” and “LGBTQ+” interchangeably to refer to members of society who have non-heteronormative gender and sexual identities and expressions. LGBTQ+ youth within [...]
Boundaries Are For You
“I set boundaries not to offend you but to respect myself.” I have been spending a significant amount of time thinking about personal boundaries lately. I think because it is a topic that is often [...]
Kate Hudson shares how fitness fuels her mental health: ‘If I’m not active, if I’m not moving, I don’t feel good at all’
The Unwind is Yahoo Life’s well-being series in which experts, influencers and celebrities share their approaches to wellness and mental health, from self-care rituals to setting healthy boundaries to the mantras that keep them afloat. There are [...]
Life After Coming Out: How do we learn to heal ourselves and build our communities?
Disclaimer: this blog post largely focuses largely on the experiences of cis-gay men and addresses topics related to trauma, loss, and encoded masculinity. LGBTQ+ communities are vast and unique. The experiences of certain members of [...]
Water Your Garden
“Our bodies are our gardens, to which our wills are gardeners.” — William Shakespeare I think that we can all remember a time when a friend, family member, or therapist told us we need to [...]
UNC-Chapel Hill cancels classes after police investigate reported suicides
Lucille Sherman Sun, October 10, 2021, 8:29 PM UNC-Chapel Hill officials canceled classes Tuesday after police investigated multiple reports of suicide since the start of classes this fall. “We are in the middle of a [...]
Long Covid is a bigger problem than we thought
The long Covid problem might be bigger than we thought. A large study has revealed that one in three Covid-19 survivors have suffered symptoms three to six months after getting infected, with breathing problems, abdominal [...]
Bullying Affects Many of Us
“Bullying is a horrible thing. It sticks with you forever. It poisons you. But only if you let it.” ― Heather Brewer Bullying has become such a common occurrence that October is National Bullying Prevention [...]
