The year was 2018. I was sitting in my 8th grade social studies class as whispers went around the room. Are you walking out? Do you think he will let us? I’ll do it, if you do. When the time came for the walkout, I looked through the thin glass window on the door to… Read on
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I could not comprehend why my family would choose this path. I only later realized that it was not a choice. They were stuck in the cycle of addiction that was being passed through generations and had no plan of stopping. Read on
The concept of self-care has become increasingly popular in recent years. When most people think about self-care, they look at the physical aspects of it which often causes it to be commercialized. We are seeing more and more advertisements for face masks, vitamins, and teas that are marketed to help us better our skin, hair,… Read on
With a year-long quarantine, virtual school, and Zoom sessions replacing the majority of our opportunities for human interaction, this past year has been one characterized largely by isolation. However, these public health measures did not come without their consequences. In our efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, we indirectly gave rise to a silent… Read on
When the opportunity for me to produce mental health content for Vox Teen Communications came, I knew right away that I wanted to talk about my experience growing up with high functioning autism. Read on
He’s always at ease and calm about what’s around, But someone told him not in a voice but an unidentifiable sound, That there’s something waiting to hit, Now he’s a little too frantic to sit, He looked forward to see, Sideways in hopes he could be free, Backwards for what’s lurking, Giving himself whiplash from… Read on
