Once senior year rolls around, the deeming thought of getting what they all call a “real” job creeps closer and closer to the deadline you …
The Truth About Stigma
Yesterday — in one day alone — I received 121 messages from readers who wrote to let me know that All the Bright Places in …
The Truth About Living with ADHD
Hi, I’m Bethany and this is my story. When I walked the halls of school, nobody would talk to me. When I walked the halls …
The Truth About Sweet Sixteen
Today may or may not be my birthday, and I may or may not be turning sixteen. I know, I know — the big one-six, …
The Truth About Sex Education
“When a Mommy and Daddy love each other very much…” “Well, I guess it’s time to tell you about the birds and the bees…” *Drops …
What’s It Mean? A Reference for Gender and Sexual Identity
As the terms and definitions of sexuality and gender identity become more openly used, I feel that it is extremely important to understand what they …
The Truth About Fighting Depression
The problem with depression is that it is a shapeshifter. It can blend in with the normal patterns of a teenager, young adult, or pretty …
The Truth About Breakups
Relationships are a wonderful part of the human existence: You create intimate emotional and physical bonds with another human being, and you learn to let …
The Flower and Willow World: Recognizing Historical and Modern Geisha
A tourist wandering Kyoto’s historic geisha districts might spot painted women in beautiful kimono flitting to and from ochaya (tea houses). Fascinating and elusive, these women …