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 […]
Striving for Perfection, Despite the Consequences
Silent But Deadly
by Perry Whetzel My family has a lengthy history of high blood pressure that has been the underlying cause ofstrokes and chronic illness. I have witnessed many family members struggle to maintain […]
Those Drugs Might Not Be What You Think They Are
by Taylor Hartman In the United States alone there were 88,000 deaths at the end of August 2020 due todrug overdoses that occurred just months before COVID-19 hit in march 2020 (1). […]
Alive and Well during a Pandemic
by Karlotta Zamora Keep my grandfather alive and well. Get vaccinated and help others to get vaccinated. My 94year-old grandfather is elderly and immunocompromised. He still lives at home and hascaretakers 24 […]
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 […]
Will you let Diabetes Control your Life?
by Shannon Keeney I have watched my dad and my grandmother go through the many difficulties of living withtype 2 diabetes. It has severely impacted his and her own lives as well […]
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 […]
Thousands of Teens Fighting Lockdown Loneliness
by Kyndall Chandler I floated on my back in my friend’s pool, waiting for the rest of them to get theirswimsuits on and get in. A generic pop song played from a […]
Iron Deficiency Anemia
by Rida Rahman Growing up Muslim in America and going out to eat, there were always very limited options. This is because we are only allowed to eat meat that is slaughtered […]
Defenestrate Malpractice
by Makenna Blevins My mom got extremely sick for three years. During that final third year, anybody with working eyes could see that something was severely wrong with my mom. My mom […]
The Injury Issue
by Reagan Sellers “Looks like you’re going to be out for a year.” Hearing those words for the first time as afreshman in high school it seemed like my whole world was […]
Is it True…? You Can Never Have a Full Recovery After a Stroke?
by Julianna Philipps Have you ever almost lost a loved one? In 2020, my mom suffered a severe, life-changingstroke. She was not feeling well one morning so my dad took her to […]
Open Wounds Leading to Something More Serious
by Kayla Gayle Have you ever had an open wound somewhere on your body and never gotten it treatedlike it should have been? Having an open wound on your body could lead […]
Tragic Fall Leads to Life-Changing Events
by Makenna Thrush As I was enjoying the day on the beach in Clearwater, Florida on August 5th, 2021,everything suddenly changed when my mom got a text from one of my best […]
My Toxic Relationship Changed Me For The Better
by Annika Murphy At the start of October 2019, I started dating someone. This started off as a normal,healthy relationship, but then around December 2019, it progressed into something thatwas detrimental to […]
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