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active minds
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Social well-being pre-, during and post-pandemic
After being sent home to Guangzhou, China, from my study abroad program in Germany, I was put in a mandatory two-week hotel quarantine. It...
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Home for the pandemic
No matter your reality, the recent forced move-out presents challenges for everyone. For some, leaving Oxy means going home. For others, the house in...
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The news is distressing but it doesn’t have to be
Let us get the obvious out of the way — it is not fun to read the news right now. Between political pundits arguing about who will...
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#Fitspiration: The dangers of the quest for health
It began with exercise — when I was a kid, I would push myself and my body during workouts. I began to devote more...
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Dating with depression
It’s that time of year again. Aisles of pink and red candy hearts in the local CVS, the constant playing of "The Notebook" on...
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Self-harm: When coping doesn’t look like coping
Trigger warning: discussions of self-harm and a brief discussion of suicide. There are resources listed at the bottom of this article should you need...
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Mental Health Matters: Myths and Autism Spectrum Disorder
As the popularity of mental health has increased, skeptics — especially in this age of anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theories — have claimed that diagnoses...
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Myth and mental health
As the exposure of mental health issues has increased, skeptics — especially in this age of anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theories — have claimed that...


