They were doing all this risky stuff, smoking in the back of the school, going to the mall just for the intent of stealing. They seemed to enjoy it, and they were all doing it together, as friends, and I wanted that. I believed I needed that, so I joined, letting peer pressure overtake me and becoming someone I wasn’t. Read on
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An athlete’s mental health can really affect their performance, confidence, and self-esteem. As a teen athlete, sometimes it is difficult to balance school, my sports, and other outside distractions. It… Read on
Instagram, in particular, has affected our mental health. But how? What can we do to stop our mental health from being affected by “Click here to enter text?” Read on
Why do we set such high expectations for teenagers, individuals whose brains aren’t fully developed, individuals who are unable to completely organize behavior? Read on
In this new series I'm producing, I will be writing about the sexualities and genders beyond the terms people know as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer. For this piece, I'll be explaining the terms Asexual and Aromantic. Read on
In 1949, Germany legally banned all use of the Nazi symbols. Everywhere. These symbols were banned to respect and acknowledge the pain and suffering Jews were subjected to during the… Read on