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How Does Attention and Imagery Ability Relate to Emotion?

How Does Attention and Imagery Ability Relate to Emotion?

by Mona Saii | Sep 1, 2023 | Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing

It seems evident that the depth that individuals feel and emotionally respond toward stimuli ebbs and flows. Consider, for example, how a person experiences deep elation and joy when listening to their favorite song yet later experiences a dulled affective response...
Toxic Masculinity: Causing depression in men

Toxic Masculinity: Causing depression in men

by Serena Sun | Apr 14, 2023 | Articles, Depression, General Mental Health, Taboo & Breaking It, Wellbeing

“Man up!” “Boys don’t cry!” “Don’t be such a girl!” Sound familiar?  These are just a few of the toxically masculine insults that are proliferating within our current culture and society.  Men experience these types of sentiments daily. What’s worse, is so...
“Self Love” in the East VS west

“Self Love” in the East VS west

by Breaking Taboo | Jan 16, 2023 | Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing

“Self Love” has become one of the catchiest concepts being thrown around in Western society, a terminology seemingly present now everywhere we look; on billboards, all across our social media feeds, in meditation practices and therapy practices. It is now a popular...
Getting Comfortable Outside of Your Comfort Zone

Getting Comfortable Outside of Your Comfort Zone

by Elaine Menshoff | Aug 12, 2022 | Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing

If you struggle with anxiety, depression, or self-doubt, you’ve likely struggled with stepping outside of your comfort zone. It makes sense – comfort zones lack variability – they are familiar, they are controllable, they are, well, comfortable. While we...
How to Live (and Thrive) with a Mental Illness

How to Live (and Thrive) with a Mental Illness

by Breaking Taboo | Jul 7, 2022 | Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing

  Did you know: “More than 46 million Americans are living with a mental illness?” That’s nearly one in five U.S. adults (19% of the population). [1] So, what is mental illness? “Mental Illnesses are brain-based conditions that affect thinking, emotions, and...
Dealing with Loneliness in an Overly Connected World

Dealing with Loneliness in an Overly Connected World

by Isana Nambiar | Aug 11, 2021 | Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing

The music was loud enough to mute my thoughts, the air reeked of sweat and apart from the occasional blinding light beams from the disco ball, the room was pitch dark. Everyone around me had successfully numbed out their senses but I was hyper-aware of my...
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