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The Weight of Winter

by Crystal Lancaster | February 7, 2026 | Community Stories | 0 Comments

2.10.24 Birds must have flown south for the winter. Or wherever the *** it is birds go when thewind and the cold ransack the homes they had nested within the now barren branches. The trees look broken—almost. I didn’t even notice their orange and yellow leaves...

the Correlation Between Poverty and Mental Health

by Breaking Taboo | January 16, 2026 | Articles, General Mental Health | 0 Comments

With January now underway, many view it as a fresh start or a period of change. It’s a month when one begins the process of creating new resolutions or vision boards to serve as a direction for the new year. This focus on change fails to take into consideration how...

How to talk to your teenager about suicide prevention

by Breaking Taboo | September 23, 2025 | Articles, Suicide | 0 Comments

Before reading this article, I would like to provide a trigger warning when discussing the topic of suicide. The month of September is known to be a time in the year marking the end of summer to transition to the beginning of autumn. It’s a month of change...

the Stigma of Mental Health still Fills the Halls of High School

by Breaking Taboo | September 3, 2025 | Community Stories | 0 Comments

When some think of high school, they may think of it as one of the happiest times of their lives. High school can be a period of personal growth where one develops self-identity, gains independence, makes lasting friendships, etc. This period in life can shape one’s...

“Bye Bye”: Back-to-School Anxiety & How Parents Can Intervene

by Breaking Taboo | August 19, 2025 | Anxiety, Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing | 0 Comments

As August rolls around each year, it signifies the beginning of a new school year, promising a fresh start to learn and grow with peers. A new school year offers room to make new memories, new friendships, and an opportunity to pursue academic goals. Despite this,...

A Parent’s Guide to Impostor Syndrome

by Breaking Taboo | July 8, 2025 | Articles, General Mental Health | 0 Comments

As a parent, there is a great deal of responsibility placed on one to ensure they are the ideal role model for their children to look up to. One has to be mindful of what morals or values they want to instill into their children to emulate. This can be true when...

Scrolling Into Insecurity- Social Media’s effects on Eating Disorders

by Breaking Taboo | July 3, 2025 | General Mental Health, Other mental illness | 0 Comments

Up to 95% of adolescents, ages 13-17 years old, report using a social media platform, with more than a third saying that they use social media almost constantly [1]. Social media has become a large part of our lives, and the way it impacts the youth has become a huge...

My Synesthesia Causes Me to Hear Colors and Taste Sounds

by Breaking Taboo | June 17, 2025 | Community Stories | 0 Comments

We all know what our senses are and how we use them every day, but what if you could hear colors and taste sounds? This connection between senses is called Synesthesia, and some people have this complex condition inside their minds. Synesthesia is a mental condition...

Media’s Romanticization of Mental Health Conditions

by siteadmin | May 17, 2025 | Articles, General Mental Health | 0 Comments

In contemporary culture, there are many subgenres and niches available for consumption online. Information now being so readily available has produced a new wave of awareness for young people. Concepts that were once reserved for strictly academic contexts now run...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

by Breaking Taboo | April 21, 2025 | Articles | 0 Comments

April is typically a time in the year that can symbolize new beginnings or hope for the future. This month also happens to represent Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), which poses an opportunity for survivors to share their testimonies with greater recognition....

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The Weight of Winter

the Correlation Between Poverty and Mental Health

How to talk to your teenager about suicide prevention

the Stigma of Mental Health still Fills the Halls of High School

“Bye Bye”: Back-to-School Anxiety & How Parents Can Intervene

A Parent’s Guide to Impostor Syndrome

Scrolling Into Insecurity- Social Media’s effects on Eating Disorders

My Synesthesia Causes Me to Hear Colors and Taste Sounds

Media’s Romanticization of Mental Health Conditions

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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