by Breaking Taboo | Feb 4, 2020 | Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing
February is American Heart Month, it is a time to raise awareness about heart health and urge those around you to prevent heart disease [1]. Here at Breaking Taboo, we would like to take a moment and discuss the connection between mental health and heart health....
by Breaking Taboo | May 15, 2019 | Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing
“To meditate is to live simply and honestly in the world as it is,” Jonathan C. Smith. With increased awareness about the importance of meditation and mindfulness there have been multiple online applications that have been launched. The following are just a few...
by Crystal Lancaster | Apr 26, 2019 | Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing
For too long mow, mental health in this nation has gone overlooked—by the government, by the media, and by schools. And for the longest time, I have posed the question: what will it take for the leaders of this country to step up and deliver to schools a curriculum...
by Crystal Lancaster | Apr 19, 2019 | Articles, General Mental Health, Taboo & Breaking It
Mental health. What does it mean to a twelve-year-old? It may very well mean nothing if he or she has never even heard of the topic. I know I hadn’t when I was that age. In fact, I wasn’t even aware mental illness truly existed, that there were diseases completely...
by Breaking Taboo | Apr 16, 2019 | Articles, General Mental Health, Taboo & Breaking It
Breaking Taboo is a nonprofit organization that aims to break the stereotype, or taboo, surrounding Mental Health and Suicide. Our intention is to educate, share, and encourage open conversations about this topic. We believe that in order to solve a problem, we must...
by Breaking Taboo | Apr 12, 2019 | Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing
I am a high school student, and I am fully versed in the world of mental illness and suicide. So many of my classmates have experienced mental health related problems, talk about them, and have shared their insights with me. The quotes used below are from just a few...
