mental health

mental health

music video review

music

WATCH: Tegan and Sara Team Up with Bojack Horseman Producer in “Hang On to the Night”

The snakes have boobs! The weird bird people have butts! The horse uses the mountains as a blanket! The video for “Hang On to the Night” has it all!

Maddie —

Aug 12, 2016

friday open thread

mental health

community

Friday Open Thread: You Deserve to Feel Better

Get in here and tell me about your brain, your favorite Harry Potter character, or that weird thing that happened this week! It’s gonna be fun I swear.

Adrian —

Jul 15, 2016

facebook

mental health

music

Playlist: Dear Facebook, I’m Sad

Super bummer songs: a way to externalize how shitty you feel without having to use your words!

Adrian —

Jun 6, 2016

mental health

home

8 Ways to Spring Clean for Your Mental Health

It’s not just about making your home space spiffy, it’s about doing things that are going to make you feel good on the inside after winter has beaten you into…

Maree —

Mar 28, 2016

mental health

personal essay

first person

Grandma’s House on Memory Lane

“As an adult, I wrestle with the stupid irony of having watched my grandmother live out her Alzheimer’s and not remembering anything about it.”

Isabel —

Mar 10, 2016

criminal justice reform

mental health

politics + activism

Arizona Failed Autistic Trans Man Kayden Clarke Long Before Police Killed Him

“Gatekeeping. You see that in Arizona over and over again. That’s why we’re 50th in the nation for disability funding, 50th for mental health funding.”

Xander McDonald —

Feb 15, 2016

Lists/Top 10s

mental health

health

The Top 11 All-Natural Things That Help Me Calm The F*ck Down

“I’ve got anxiety, and lots of it. When my grandma sends me a Facebook message asking me to call home, I know everyone I love is dead. I know at…

Heather Hogan —

Jan 14, 2016

diary of a SAD girl

mental health

first person

The Gift Of Asking: Diary of a SAD Girl #3

“I’ve come to believe that my one wild and precious life will never be full if I don’t aggressively dismantle my childhood hardwiring, if I don’t ask the people who…

Heather Hogan —

Dec 8, 2015

look into this

mental health

health

You Need Help: Emerging From Your Hermitage

Like, I think about buying a coffee and then am like “no no self, you can’t do that – you would need to speak to a person.”

Riese —

Nov 24, 2015

cartoons

diary of a SAD girl

first person

Game Over: Diary of a SAD Girl #2

This week, it’s a cartoon. Next week, maybe I’ll write you a poem in the sky from inside a hot air balloon! Or, you know, just use my words. It’ll…

Heather Hogan —

Nov 19, 2015

diary of a SAD girl

greatest hits

first person

Winter Is Coming: Diary of a SAD Girl #1

“Time Change Sunday is my personal gateway to hell. It gets dark earlier (and then earlier and earlier). It gets cold in the morning and night (and then stays cold…

Heather Hogan —

Nov 2, 2015

apps

mental health

geekery

8 Apps to Help You Conquer Your ADD

From task management to mind mapping to white noise, these are the apps you need to help you take over the world! Or, you know, just meet your deadlines and…

Heather Hogan —

Oct 3, 2015