By Hannah Lockhart I feel like we as humans and society all struggle with mental health. Mental health hasbecome more prevalent in today’s time. We are not as stigmatized or ashamed of […]
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Why My Problem (Can Be) or (Is) Everyone’s Problem
By Broden Pickette This Happened to Me Growing up, I was very involved in sports, so much so that it became my biggestpersonality trait. Playing sports for a lot of athletes makes […]
Setback
By Aggie Gullace “College will be the best 4 years of your life,” is constantly preached once you enter high school.Once you mention playing a sport in college, faces scrunch and doubts […]
Embracing the “Men” in Mental Health
By Azaria Ford This happened to meI am a woman. I have lived my life being told about the pregnancy, weight, looks, and evenmore. My world revolves around the women in my […]
Sidelined
By Julianna Fohner “This happened to me”Last spring, during my freshman lacrosse season, I suffered multiple injuries that causedme to struggle with not only the physical aspect of my sport but also […]
Runners Don’t and Won’t Quit
By Taylor Smith “This happened to me”I play college softball, and we had to run a mile on the first day of fall ball practice. It wasraining and super wet outside. I […]
Ditch the Thin, Fit Your Skin
By Haley Sullivan This Happened to Me:During the pandemic, I fell into the hole of eating disorders. It started innocently; I woulddo workout videos to stay fit while being stuck in the […]
Striving for Perfection, Despite the Consequences
by Mikaela Fairbanks I am scrolling through Instagram and I see so many beautiful girls with bodies I dream ofhaving. I scroll through Tiktok and it’s the same. Endless videos and photos […]
Defeating The Demon that is Dysphoria
by Carter Harper Being transgender means to identify with a gender that does not correlate with the genderassociated with a person’s sex at birth. (1) As a transgender man, I experience what […]
Looking out for yourself
by Lexie Reid I am an 18-year-old college student and athlete, and I have suffered from mental health issues since I was inhigh school. I specifically have had trouble with anxiety and […]
Overmedicated and screaming without a voice
By Ariella Stepleman Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or temptations, the national suicide lifeline is 1-800-273-8255 March 16th was the day that I finally gave […]
Depression is one of the greatest mental health challenges facing Americans today.
by Atoosa Torabizadeh I am very emotionally attached to my family. I was born in a family where all the attentions wereon me because I was the only child and the only […]
Depression should not be ignored
by Scott Choi I played many different sports in high school. I played basketball, baseball, and I alsowent skiing quite often. These sports really helped me to become mentally and physicallyhealthy throughout […]
Mental illness during COVID-19 is not a personal failure!
by Abby Rogerson I am a 19-year-old college student pursuing a degree in music therapy at ShenandoahUniversity in Winchester, VA. Prior to even the appearance of COVID, I was struggling with my […]
College Athletes Feel Ignored – Mental Health Matters
by Kaitlynn Davie When you are 18 years old, everything you have known and are comfortable with,changes in an instant. You move off to college, hoping for a wonderful new experience,but change […]
Accelerating Loneliness on a Global Scale
by Grady Dillon Alone. That’s how I felt during my time quarantined with COVID-19 at the beginning ofSeptember 2021. I also felt sluggish, lazy, tired, unmotivated, and generally unhealthy. However,none of those […]
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