Depression (Mental)

August 11, 2023

Never Give Your Child Five Names

If you do, he may never be able to leave you. Thirty-six years ago, heavy with child, I argued with my husband about what to name […]
September 9, 2022

No Longer Running From My Emotions

At 19, I rejected his romantic gestures because they were too intense. At 27, I relished intensity. When I bumped into him on the street in […]
March 25, 2022

The First (and Last) Time She Didn’t Come Home

My sister and I searched for clues in our mother’s desk — and in her life — for why she left us and this world. While […]
January 18, 2022

In Arkansas, Trans Teens Await an Uncertain Future

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For years, Zara Banks had been looking forward to her 14th birthday — the moment, last June, when her life would no longer […]
January 18, 2022

In Arkansas, Trans Teens Await an Uncertain Future

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For years, Zara Banks had been looking forward to her 14th birthday — the moment, last June, when her life would no longer […]
April 19, 2021

Feeling Blah During the Pandemic? It’s Called Languishing

The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021. At first, I […]
January 12, 2021

Therapists Are on TikTok. And How Does That Make You Feel?

<!– –> At Home Watch: ‘Dickinson’ Set: Exercise Goals Party: With Archivists Fend Off: Loneliness Credit…Claire Merchlinsky Therapists Are on TikTok. And How Does That Make […]
February 7, 2020

The Unhealthy Math of Skinny + Pretty = Good

I always liked myself better for what I could be than for what I was — especially when it came to my body. This started at […]
November 25, 2019

Suicides by K-Pop Stars Prompt Soul-Searching in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — When the K-pop star Sulli ended her own life last month, her fellow K-pop singer Goo Hara was heartbroken, bidding a farewell […]
October 17, 2019

Donte Colley, the Hope We Need on Instagram

Name: Donte Colley Age: 22 Claim to fame: Mr. Colley, a Toronto native, began posting dance videos to Instagram in 2015, when he was in high […]