Check out our latest posts!
What’s the Deal with External Validation?
Written by: Katherine StancoffIllustrated by: Hiếu Le When it comes to validation, it’s common for us to obtain it through activities or other people rather than from ourselves. It may seem harmless to base your success off of things that other people control, but it is an unreliable source, and it also ignores your own…
Keep reading
School and Mental Health Don’t Have to Be Mutually Exclusive
By: Katherine StancoffIllustrated by: Hieu Le The return of school and academics is here, and so are sleepless nights, immense stress, and parental expectations. While many people struggle with these things (and more), there are effective ways to reduce the negative effects of school. One of the ways you can minimize stress is by sleeping…
Keep reading
2024 New Years Resolutions for a Healthy Mind
Written by: Katherine StancoffIllustrated by: Sophie Chen As we enter the year 2024, resolutions and goals are frequently created to help motivate us. Whether digital or physical, they can be cute and effective. However, lots forget about their resolutions after only a few weeks (Forbes.com). One of the most helpful things to accomplish your new…
Keep reading
You’re Not Alone Helps Launch Community Chest Project
Written by: Drea ChakravortyIllustrated by: Hieu Le Emotions are an essential part of the human experience. We feel joy, sadness, and all the shades in between. But emotions can also be a way for our body to signal its needs to us. For example, fear can indicate a need for safety, and anger can indicate…
Keep reading
Darkness
Written by: Ever LewIllustrated by: Hieu Le I’m sitting alone in the darknessIt’s quiet, it’s peaceful, there’s silence I’m standing alone in the shadows My breathing is calm, no violence I close my eyes and sigh Alone again Alone at lastThere’s no one in sight I shout into an empty voidNo one can hear my screamsMy whispers and tearsFall…
Keep reading
Man of the House
Written by: Grace ZhangIllustrated by: Hieu Le I am the man of the house. I fix the lights. I restart the Wi-Fi router. I take care of tech issues. I replace fire alarm batteries, and I trim the hedges. I am the man of the house, because it is my assigned and designated duty. I…
Keep reading
There is nothing poetic about a waiting room.
By: Freya Cook (guest writer) There are six of us in total.Five of us sit in the waiting room, and I watch asa nurse leads one of us off into the ultrasound room.I wonder if it feels the same as Charles the First walking to execution;Have you requested a second gown too, so you don’t…
Keep reading
Your Hole, Your Voided Excuse of a Home
By: Avery Danae Williams (guest writer) TW: intrusive thoughts, panic attacks Playing a game of cat and mouseThey’re all up in your house, hoardingYour cheesiness, the ones thatCurdle and lump and rot inYour hole, your voided excuse of a homeNot letting your mind stand aloneNot letting your mind stand aloneNot letting your mind stand alone…
Keep readingLoading…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
You're Not Alone 