Tag: active minds

As the exposure of mental health issues has increased, skeptics — especially in this age of anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theories — have claimed that...

I love creating. I love cooking, sewing, writing, scrapbooking, songwriting and singing. Yet the second it comes time to share that joy, I revert...

Oxy from the Inside (OFTI), an event created to de-stigmatize mental health on campus put on by Active Minds, took place in Choi auditorium...

Since my first year, when I heard about Oxy from the Inside (OFTI), I knew I wanted to speak at the event. I shared...

I actively hate the term self-care. I realize this is unpopular. For a long time, I viewed the concept as a justification to abandon discipline...

I recently had a conversation with a friend where she expressed concern about her boyfriend. I gently asked if she knew if he had...

No one has ever told me to try yoga instead of medication, and for that, I am personally grateful. I have been told, though,...

Society idolizes skinny. It judges fat. It does this to the point that it claims thin is always healthy and chubby is always unhealthy....

September was Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and I was very aware. Two years ago, I almost suicided, and that anniversary is disorienting at best and...

In order to change how we think about mental health and mental illness, we must challenge the stereotypes society holds. A clear manifestation of...