Comics Creator Ellen Forney on Bipolar and a Monster Named Smedmerts
It wasn’t until her late twenties that Ellen Forney noticed that her friends couldn’t really keep up with her. Ellen had boundless energy that took the form of dancing for long stretches at home, smok...
12 Joulu 202250min
The Power of Story in Shaping Mental Health
There is no shortage of self-help books in the world positing that the human mind can be explained, that there is a tidy order to things and a discernible reason why everything happens. These are book...
5 Joulu 202250min
The Whimsy and Depth of Depressed Cake Shop
I mean, even before you see the baked goods available at Depressed Cake Shop, the name alone is good for a laugh. Because what could be less depressing than a cake shop? And then you see the storm clo...
28 Marras 202242min
Psychedelically Tripping Out For Your Mental Health
Granted, there have been people very high on the prospects of psychedelics for a long time as a means of achieving better mental health. But these folks didn’t appear in scientific and medical circles...
21 Marras 202241min
Kristin Hersh Wanted to Play Magenta Chords
Kristin Hersh is an acclaimed and accomplished musician and songwriter through her solo work and as part of the bands Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave. When Kristin Hersh was young, her father, Dude (t...
14 Marras 202257min
Jason Kander on War, Politics, and PTSD
Jason Kander had heard of post-traumatic stress disorder. He just didn’t think he had it. After all, he hadn’t been in any firefights while stationed in wartime Afghanistan, he had merely worked as an...
7 Marras 202257min
Tabitha Soren on Photography, Panic Attacks, and Overwhelming Grief
People are many things. Tabitha Soren became famous for her conversations with star musicians of the 90’s during her stint on MTV News. But that’s not who she is anymore. Tabitha is, among many things...
31 Loka 202252min
The Surgeon General Wants Your Boss To Build You a Healthier Workplace
Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, is serving his second non-consecutive term as U.S. Surgeon General, having previously served under President Obama. Dr. Murthy’s office has issued a Framework fo...
24 Loka 202245min
