Dear Evan Hansen is a musical by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Steven Levenson, first performed in July 2015. I first heard about it this year; in all my web-surfing it seemed to appear more than once, along with young people singing its praises and sharing how it had even saved some of their lives. […]
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Sponsored Post Over time, we all tend to develop a number of bad habits, but we also develop a variety of good habits as we get older. This could include anything from making sure we exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet to expanding our knowledge through learning, having an effective cleaning regime to ensure […]
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It has been one year since I was diagnosed — although I’ve unknowingly experienced you for much longer than just these past twelve months. Since then, I have accepted much through therapy, hospitalization, and self-reflection. The learning curve was steep since I did not understand you before I was diagnosed. I still can’t completely comprehend […]
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I come back from Econometrics and find Maddie swaying from a hot pink rope in our living room. It is not real. It cannot be real. She is a mannequin from a Visual Arts major’s sad diorama. Then I see her bare toes twisting above a flipped over desk chair: gnarly and bruised like always […]
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Recovery, recuperation, and rebuilding are essential parts of life. It may be painful to realize that it’s time to let go and seek change, but there’s nothing quite like the relief that comes with knowing that healing is on its way. It’s time to look ahead to health, joy, and positive change. Here are a […]
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Emiko Jean is the debut author of We’ll Never Be Apart, which was released on October 6, 2015. We’ll Never Be Apart follows three teens as they embark on a dark and dangerous journey of self-discovery, growing up in a world of insanity and childhood neglect. Despite the ominous tone of the novel, this story is still a coming-of-age […]
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Suicide lives with me. She sleeps in the same room, kicks her laundry under my desk, and leaves her dirty dishes beside my bed for me to trip over every morning. In the morning when I wake up, sometimes there will be a moment when I almost believe that she’s moved out, but then I […]
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Epic Reads has revealed the winners for the 2015 *Book Shimmy* Awards, celebrating the best in YA literature. A special congratulations to Germ’s founder, Jennifer Niven! All the Bright Places won in the category of Mental Health Matters! Thank you to all who voted and to all who have read the touching, roller coaster ride that is Violet and Finch’s story. The complete […]
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Dear Depression, You suck. You come and go, but you mostly come back to me when I’m stressed. You make me overthink things and make me believe that the entire world won’t miss me and that I have no purpose. A lot of times you make me feel like my dreams will never come to […]
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