mental health

These days, it seems everyone is looking for something to take the edge off. Lately, the trends are leaning toward all-natural options over manufactured drugs. As an herbal remedy and natural mood booster, kanna, or Sceletium tortuosum, is a succulent plant native to South Africa that's served a healing, social, and spiritual…

"...are you still there?" Dating is hard—it’s always been that way. But the current age of online dating has created fresh challenges and triggers. We’ve somehow normalized ghosting, the slow fade, catfishing, poor communication skills, and lack of clarity around relationships—all things that would make any single person…

October was ADHD awareness month, now it’s November but that’s how it goes sometimes with finishing your to-do list when you have ADHD. In recent years the mental health community has vastly expanded its understanding of a disorder that for too long centered around young boys with the inability to sit still in school. We’re finally…

Key Takeaways After mass shootings, people often suggest links between gun violence and mental illness.While there might be a link between mental illness and a slightly increased risk of violence, the risk is minute.Linking gun violence and mental illness can add to the stigma around mental illness, making it more difficult for people…

Michelle Obama, Ben Affleck, and Demi Lovato have discussed their mental health Celebrities seem to have it all—fame, money, good looks, or plain good luck—but they experience depression and other mental health problems just like their millions of fans do. Facing enormous pressure to appear perfect, public figures once kept their struggles with…

Key Takeaways Mass layoffs have impacted thousands of workers across the tech and media industries.In some instances, employees have been given little to no notice.People who have been laid off or fear they could be deal with poor mental health. If you’ve spent any amount of time online this past January you’re probably aware of the…

Not everybody wants kids, and that's fine! Having a child is often thought of as an important milestone in an adult's life. Many adults assume this as the natural progression, and those who have children of their own often look at child-free individuals as if they're missing out. But the reality is that fewer…