Care BearCaregivers of People Living With Mental Health Conditions Need Care, Too Challenges reported by caregivers include burnout, exhaustion, high social stigma, and overall low quality of life. By Ara Johannes
Universal AnxietyThe Case for Viewing Mental Health Through an Existential Lens What if mental ill-health was our natural response to anxieties about the meaninglessness of life and the inevitability of death? By Prateek Sharma
Good To KnowStudy Links Teen Birth Control Pill Use to Higher Risk of Adult Depression The finding shouldn't discourage doctors from making contraceptive pills available to teens, researchers say. By Liesl Goecker
Oppression As IllnessWe Need to Reframe Mental Health as a Social Justice Issue, Not a Personal Problem Therapy that does not address root causes of social oppression is a band-aid solution. By Shreya Ila Anasuya
Sunny Side UpOptimists Live Longer, Finds Decades‑Long Harvard Study People with positive outlooks live up to 15% longer than the average. By Liesl Goecker
Meanings MatterWhat We Know as Emotional Labor Is Often Not What It Means at All The term 'emotional labor' refers to emotion management at the workplace, not in interpersonal relationships. By Aditi Murti
Get It RightThe Difference Between a Psychopath and a Sociopath Psychopathic is a clinical description of a personality; sociopathic isn't. By Liesl Goecker
You're Not AloneDebunking the Stigma Behind Borderline Personality Disorder While BPD remains incurable, living without symptoms is a realistic goal, post-diagnosis. By Aditi Murti
Behind The EyesIt Takes Effort, Strategy for People With Autism to Pass as Neurotypical Social compensation efforts may help people with autism have a richer social life, but they also take a toll on mental health. By Liesl Goecker
Faking ItImposter Syndrome Isn’t Just a Feeling, But a Result of Societal Conditioning "What do I even know about having my own start-up? I don't know what I'm doing." By Pallavi Prasad
Turn That FrownLoneliness Might Impair Our Ability to Smile Spontaneously In a potentially self-perpetuating cycle, fewer spontaneous smiles might also reinforce social isolation. By Liesl Goecker
WorrywartThe Difference Between Feeling Anxious and Having Anxiety Understanding the difference between temporary emotions and persistent states is critical to normalizing mental health care. By Liesl Goecker
I Care About YouWhy We Are Able to Empathize With Some, Never All Notre Dame’s spire falling garnered more uproar than hundreds dying in Sudan. By Rajvi Desai
The Commercialization of Self‑Care Has Left Us Needing More Self‑Care Self-care should be an act of self-preservation, not self-improvement. By Liesl Goecker
Get Away From MeAre We Becoming Less Empathetic by Choice? A new study suggests people are avoiding empathy because it takes too much mental effort. By Liesl Goecker
On LoopWhy You Can’t Shut Your Mind Off Even When You Know You Need to Sleep Dwelling on problems is an attempt at closure. Too bad it doesn't work. By Liesl Goecker
All Eyes On YouWhat It’s Like To Live With: Adult ADHD "I was constantly being told that I was disorganized, couldn’t prioritize work or multitask." By Anubhuti Matta
On Their OwnFew Parents Recognize Post‑Adoption Depression; Fewer Know Where to Get Support You don't have to be a biological parent to experience the baby blues. By Hamsini Ravi