our Projects
Share your experience, thoughs, and ideas
Help our community grow with your expressions
We are building a community of support, positivity, and personal expression and we’d love to hear from you! Share your stories, photos, arts and other creative projects, or just write down your thoughts to share with the community. Connect with other creators, exchange feedback, and help us grow the community.
News & Events
Fundraising Campaign Underway
Breaking Taboo has launched its first fundraising campaign, initiated by our team members engaged in peer-to-peer fundraising. Our team shared their fundraising pages, created through the platform Flipcause, with family, friends, and their social networks to spread...
The Power of Film
Suicide prevention is a global epidemic so it is necessary that our message extends to all corners of the world. We are utilizing the power of media to spread our mission of breaking the taboo around mental health and suicide in order to save lives. Our most powerful...
Articles
How to Mentally Handle “The New Normal”
It is no surprise that the virus has taken over the world by now, and every one of us is feeling anxious about the uncertainty it has caused in our lives. One of the many changes it has brought in our lives is the way we work. We are all grieving the loss of...
What It’s Like To Be a Senior High Schooler during Quarantine
COVID-19 has changed the world and the way we live in it. During this time of loss, change, and uncertainty of the future, everyone is experiencing a multitude of different mental health challenges, struggles, and responses. The experience of high schoolers in...
Racism is a Psychological Bias
As an organization that is actively Breaking Taboo around psychological health, we found it difficult to ignore the issue of racism, as racism itself is a psychological bias. In light of the recent racist attacks that have been occurring due to the COVID-19 epidemic,...
When Seasons Change, Emotions Change
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...
How Does Mental Health Affect the Heart? Heart Health and Mental Health
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....
Tips for Being Single And Happy on Valentines Day! Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue….
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...
Subscribe to our Mailing List
Sign up for updates on our latest
Interviews
Why I’m Involved: An Interview with Crystal Lancaster
I am volunteering at Breaking Taboo because I am extremely passionate about the cause of mental health and working towards ending the suicide epidemic currently facing this country. I myself live with Bipolar 1 Disorder. I had my first mental breakdown when I was 16...
How to Juggle Mental Health With Life: An Interview With Danni Blackman
I was born and raised in Orange County, still currently live in Tustin. Aside from taking care of my mental health at an outpatient facility, I work with my family as an administrative assistant at their law firm and I go to school for Gender Studies and Psychology. I...
Dr. Denise Nguyen Interview: Advice and Experience from a Marriage and Family Therapist
Meet Denise Nguyen. I was born and raised in Southern California all of my life. I’m a 2nd generation Vietnamese American. My undergrad was through UCI and then received my Masters and Doctorate through Argosy University in Counseling Psychology (MA and EDDCP...
Caitlin Cawley Interview: Staying Strong Against Co-Morbid Mental Illnesses
We had the great pleasure of speaking with Caitlin Cawley. She is someone who shows resilience and fight against many things affecting her mental health. She continues to how one can overcome co-morbid mental illnesses, such as OCD, anorexia nervosa, PTSD, depression...
Surviving Trauma, An Interview with Katie Han
Meet Katie Han, a strong woman who is overcoming her incredible traumas every day. She suffered through childhood abuse and sexual harassment which led to her mood disorders. She shares her insights of how she has learned to love herself, heal, and cope with her...
Amy Chase’s Story of Surviving Abuse and Depression
We enjoyed being able to talk with Amy Chase. She shares her story of emotional and physical abuse, and depression. She has been through a lot since childhood, and is living proof that you can find yourself and heal from your traumas (even at 34 years old.) I wish...
Expressions
Mariam’s Poetry
Meet Mariam. She is a volunteer at Breaking Taboo. She is an artist, a writer, and a mental health advocate. At Breaking Taboo, we encourage conversation and creative expression. Here, Mariam can share her true story of pain, survival, and wisdom, as well...