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active minds

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...

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...

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...

#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...

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...

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...

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...

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...