by Aaron Weiner | May 24, 2023 | Articles, General Mental Health, Seasonal
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Which means that there is a lot of extra focus on mental health, mental illness, and breaking the stigma surrounding these two very important topics. We use that word a lot- “awareness”, but so many people don’t fully understand... 
by Breaking Taboo | Feb 8, 2023 | Articles, Seasonal
With the holidays now at an end and the slow monotony of daily routine creeping back, we may all harbor bittersweet memories of what it felt like to finally have a break and be around loved ones. Bittersweet as the break may have acted both as a reunification with... 
by Crystal Lancaster | Sep 22, 2022 | Articles, Depression, Seasonal, Suicide
For the majority of us, September marks the start of Autumn. A long-awaited season bringing brisk air, warm apple cider, and the beautiful turning of leaves. But we mustn’t forget. It is also a month dedicated to the cause of suicide awareness and prevention, hence,... 
by Caitlyn Ng | Jan 20, 2021 | Articles, Seasonal
The New Year is here! One of the most common practices that almost everyone participates in is creating New Year’s resolutions. But often, people find that these resolutions fade away after a couple months into the new year. Throughout this article, we will go through... 
by Lucy Li | Mar 3, 2020 | Articles, Seasonal
Going into March, the start of springtime, we at Breaking Taboo would love to talk about how the changing seasons can affect our mental health. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is characterized as bouts of depression that occur when the season changes, typically... 
by Breaking Taboo | Feb 3, 2020 | Articles, Seasonal
Toward the end of the winter holidays, I remember running to my local grocery story to grab some last moment holiday baking items and I remember being surprised to see pink and red holiday candy and décor already out. February was still two months away, yet people...
