Culture Stigmatizing Mental Illness Must Change

After a second student from Northwestern University passed away during the fall semester, one by suicide while studying abroad, professors Christina Traina and Laurie Zoloth have written in about the stigma surrounding mental illness that impedes the prevention of such tragedies. The Centers for Disease Control report that suicide is the third most common cause…

How to Make Peace with Your Dark Past

Almost everyone has something dark in their past and it is human nature to dwell on that darkness, trying to figure out how we allowed those things to happen. It can become a dark circle of trying to understand what happened and agonizing over the fact that it did. The way to move forward, however,…

Depression Disproportionately Affects Those in Poverty, Report Finds

A new report from Gallup and Healthways shows that people who are poor not only have a greater risk of health problems, but are disproportionately more likely to be diagnosed with depression. Thirty-one percent of people living in poverty report having depression, according to the report, while only 15.8% of people outside of the poverty…

Bouncing Back: How You Can Help

There are many disasters and tragedies that occur across the world that undoubtedly leave survivors traumatized. The good news is that most of the survivors will rebound fairly quickly from trauma, even when it is severe. In recent years, post-traumatic stress disorder has been given a lot of attention in the media. It is a…

Always Angry?

According to a new survey of two thousand people, British citizens spend an average of three and a half years being angry throughout their lifetime. The time distribution works down to about an hour and nineteen minutes a day of anger and the most common causes of this anger are common frustrations such as bad…

Changing My Mindset Changed My Life

Henri Juntilla learned how to change his entire life by practicing Aikido. Aikido is a Japanese martial art, but the change it brought was a change of self-awareness. Juntilla realized he had a mindset of seeking approval from the instructor without actually enjoying the activity. The change of mindset occurred when Juntilla got tired of…

Depression Therapy :: New Hope for Mental Health

Depression Therapy: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in two Americans will suffer a mental health disorder in their lifetime. In fact, depression, schizophrenia, and addiction are among the World Health Organization’s five most common illnesses in adults between 18 and 44. Many mental illnesses, however, bear social stigmas not shared…

Want to Find Your Life Passion? Start by Simplifying Your Life

Barrie Davenport is a life passion coach, meaning she partners with people to uncover their life passions. She writes that when a person has a passion in life fueled by vision and purpose, they can wake up every day with the same excitement as a child waking up on their birthday. Part of finding a…

Why the American Happiness Formula is Making Our Kids Depressed

The American Happiness Formula is a simple equation. Look Good + Perform Well + Get Approval = Happiness. Author Jonathan Hewitt, high school state wrestling champion, former model, and Wall Street intern knew the happiness formula well and followed it for a large portion of his life without ever realizing that ultimate goal of actual…