Family-Based Treatment is often viewed as the gold standard in the treatment of eating disorders. This evidence-based treatment has a 40-50% success rate. But it’s not the best choice for everyone. James Downs, a UK-based mental health activist, researcher, and writer with lived experience of eating disorders shares, “Rather than looking at what’s wrong with […]
On May 22nd 2017, singer and actress Ariana Grande was on her Dangerous Woman World Tour, performing in the city of Manchester. With 14,200 fans in attendance, a terrorist bombing took place, leading to 22 deaths and over 1000 individuals injured. At just 23 years old, Grande was faced with an unfathomable tragedy which significantly […]
“The Haunting of Hill House,” a television show by Mike Flannigan that is based on the novel by Shirley Jackson, is a masterpiece of psychological horror that is elevated by a unique film style and incredible actors. Using supernatural elements as a metaphor for mental illnesses, this show expertly portrays the deep-rooted impacts of generational […]
Pistol is a song written and sung by the lead singer and guitarist of a band called Cigarettes After Sex. The band is infamously known for their slow, revived, heartfelt songs about relationships, mental health, and what it means to find comfort in sorrow. In the song, lead guitarist and singer Greg Gonzalez opens the […]
We spend the majority of our time either at work or in school, possibly seeing our colleagues more than our family and friends. However, we often don’t feel as connected or as personally supported at work. Viewing the people we spend the majority of our time with through a performance scorecard, rather than as fellow […]
Breaking the vicious cycle of addiction is never easy. For Metallica frontman James Hetfield, Bleeding Me was written as a way to express his feelings when it came to dealing with his alcoholism. Written for the 1996 album Load, Bleeding Me is a powerful ballad, as Hetfield’s vocals fluctuate between calm singing and intense belts. […]
Jan Matejko’s 1862 painting Stańczyk offers an exploration of what it means to have high functioning depression. In solitary the figure of a jester. Traditionally it symbolise a person of high spirits, charming, or witty. Jesters are expected to entertain, to lighten the mood. However, Matejko unsettles this expectation by portraying Stańczyk in a moment […]
The asylum process for refugees is often portrayed through statistics and policy debates, but behind the headlines are deeply personal stories of fear, resilience, and hope. In a powerful project led by Dr. Sohail Jannesari at King’s College London, these stories are brought to life through poetry written by Iranian and Afghan sanctuary seekers. The […]
Girl, Interrupted, based on the memoir by Susanna Kaysen, is a powerful film about mental illness and being a young woman in a world that often misunderstands both. The story takes place in the late 1960s and follows 18-year-old Susanna after she survives a suicide attempt. She is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and sent […]
Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter famous for his Scream painting. After it’s success, he painted Anxiety, another portrait of his mental illness. Munch was born on December 12th, 1863. Like many great artists, Munch’s childhood was filled with illness. While he was bed ridden, he took up art as a passion and soon it […]