Hua Hsu’s Tender Elegy to a Lost Friend Resonates
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Surviving the Tiger Pit: How a Journalist’s Family Story Pushed Her to Report on a Failed Mental Health System
In a moving memoir, journalist Meg Kissinger tells the story of her own family's struggles with mental illness, and how those experiences fueled her passion to be an investigative reporter and storyteller.
Revisiting #DisabledJoy Five Years Later: How a Hashtag of Pride Continues to Resonate
This festive hashtag has become the go-to place for disabled people to affirm and celebrate their lives.
‘Hope Was Still Waiting for Me’: Finding a Sanctuary in Fantasy Fiction
"Watching the protagonists try to solve world-threatening problems made my own feel smaller and easier to handle." -Kendall Covington, writer
From Fahrenheit 451 to Harry Potter, The Power of Fantasy Fiction for Youth Mental Health
Two young writers explore fantasy fiction’s soaring popularity during and after the pandemic and write about its importance to their own mental health..
No Illusion: Fantasy Fiction is My Safe Space
“By reading fantasy fiction, I got to see people like me overcome obstacles I thought impossible.” –Hermes Falcon, writer.
Young Readers Struggling with ‘Reality Overload’ Drive Surging Sales of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
During the pandemic, "our worlds became very small, and fantasy fiction provided this vast opportunity to delve into worlds unknown."
Teen Expert Lisa Damour Wants Us All to Embrace Sadness
Damour wants us to realize that stress, irritability and unhappiness are as normal in teens as joy.
Famished for Care: Two Books on Eating Disorders from Experts Who Have Grappled with Them
The information on eating disorders is often complex, thorny and conflicting. Here are two recent books for parents that can help guide you and your child through this grueling time.
Traveling Play Helps Miami High School Students Talk About Mental Health
A theatre production designed to help teens find hope and comfort in each other and themselves has played to some 18,000 Miami students.
Mr. Lasso goes to Washington to Talk Mental Health
The cast of Ted Lasso, the hit Apple TV+ show about a fictional British soccer team, came to the White House to meet with President Biden and talk about mental health, a major theme of the show. They also made a brief appearance in the White House press briefing room. MindSite News culture writer Sarah Henry looked at the series and its depiction of mental health issues last year in an award-winning story, On the Couch with TV’s Ted Lasso. The third season just began streaming March 15, so it's a good time to re-read it.
Youth Mental Health: A Live Conversation with MindSite News, Born This Way Foundation and BeMe Health
On Thursday March 30, join MindSite News and BeMe Health for a live discussion with youth advisory board members from Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. We’ll hear from young leaders about the mental health problems today’s youth are grappling with and learn what the Foundation is doing to support their mental health and to build a kinder, braver world. Keep reading to learn more about the participants and to register for the event.
The Imposter Syndrome: Why Some Asian American Youth Destroy Themselves Trying to Live Up to the “Model Minority” Ideal
An interview with scholar erin Khuê Ninh about her remarkable book Passing for Perfect: College Imposters and Other Model Minorities.
The Myth of Normal
Gabor Maté’s book explores childhood trauma’s devastating impact on people and our society – and what we can do to reverse the damage.
Prince Harry and His Decade of Magical Thinking
The memoir Spare explores the young prince's prolonged grief over the loss of his mother and his fervent belief that she was still alive.
In “Stutz,”Actor Jonah Hill Shares His Therapist With the World
The young star suffered from anxiety, depression and panic attacks. Therapy and "The Tools" helped him find relief.
In the Limelight, Selena Gomez Grapples With Bipolar Disorder
Actor and singing superstar Selena Gomez chronicles her mental health struggles in the unsparing documentary "My Mind and Me."
Lonely in America
Loneliness is natural, "designed to alert its host to a need, just like sensations of hunger or thirst or exhaustion."
State of Play: Companies & Clinical Trials, The Psychedelics Conversation Continues
MindSite News continues our conversations on psychedelic research and therapies with a live interview with Dick Simon and Josh Hardman. A replay of previous interviews in the series can be viewed on YouTube.
Curbing the Overdose Epidemic: An Author’s Call to Drop Our Moralistic Blinders and Save Lives
Author Maia Szalavitz makes a formidable case that embracing harm reduction will help end the opioid overdose epidemic.
“Crying in H Mart” Resonates in a Time of Endless Loss
"Crying in H Mart" helps a Korean-American family through grievous loss.
Netflix Series Explores Preschooler Rx for Lonely Elders
This captivating series shows how intergenerational care can bring both the very old and the very young joy and comfort.
MindSite News Psychedelics and Mental Health Live Conversation Series
MindSite News is excited to continue its series of conversations on psychedelic research and therapies with a live interview with David Bronner on October 13, 2022. A replay of our first conversation, with author and journalist Michael Pollan, can be viewed on YouTube.
How Psychosis and Internet Obsession Brought Two Girls to the Brink of Murder
In 2014, two 12-year-old girls lured a third into the woods and stabbed her repeatedly. The stabbings tell a tragic story about the deficiencies of the mental health and criminal justice systems in the U.S. – and the terrible things that often happen when they collide. Kathleen Hale tells this story in her new book.
Surviving the Tiger Pit: How a Journalist’s Family Story Pushed Her to Report on a Failed Mental Health System
In a moving memoir, journalist Meg Kissinger tells the story of her own family's struggles with mental illness, and how those experiences fueled her passion to be an investigative reporter and storyteller.
Revisiting #DisabledJoy Five Years Later: How a Hashtag of Pride Continues to Resonate
This festive hashtag has become the go-to place for disabled people to affirm and celebrate their lives.
‘Hope Was Still Waiting for Me’: Finding a Sanctuary in Fantasy Fiction
"Watching the protagonists try to solve world-threatening problems made my own feel smaller and easier to handle." -Kendall Covington, writer
From Fahrenheit 451 to Harry Potter, The Power of Fantasy Fiction for Youth Mental Health
Two young writers explore fantasy fiction’s soaring popularity during and after the pandemic and write about its importance to their own mental health..
No Illusion: Fantasy Fiction is My Safe Space
“By reading fantasy fiction, I got to see people like me overcome obstacles I thought impossible.” –Hermes Falcon, writer.
Young Readers Struggling with ‘Reality Overload’ Drive Surging Sales of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
During the pandemic, "our worlds became very small, and fantasy fiction provided this vast opportunity to delve into worlds unknown."
Teen Expert Lisa Damour Wants Us All to Embrace Sadness
Damour wants us to realize that stress, irritability and unhappiness are as normal in teens as joy.
Famished for Care: Two Books on Eating Disorders from Experts Who Have Grappled with Them
The information on eating disorders is often complex, thorny and conflicting. Here are two recent books for parents that can help guide you and your child through this grueling time.
Traveling Play Helps Miami High School Students Talk About Mental Health
A theatre production designed to help teens find hope and comfort in each other and themselves has played to some 18,000 Miami students.
Mr. Lasso goes to Washington to Talk Mental Health
The cast of Ted Lasso, the hit Apple TV+ show about a fictional British soccer team, came to the White House to meet with President Biden and talk about mental health, a major theme of the show. They also made a brief appearance in the White House press briefing room. MindSite News culture writer Sarah Henry looked at the series and its depiction of mental health issues last year in an award-winning story, On the Couch with TV’s Ted Lasso. The third season just began streaming March 15, so it's a good time to re-read it.
Youth Mental Health: A Live Conversation with MindSite News, Born This Way Foundation and BeMe Health
On Thursday March 30, join MindSite News and BeMe Health for a live discussion with youth advisory board members from Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. We’ll hear from young leaders about the mental health problems today’s youth are grappling with and learn what the Foundation is doing to support their mental health and to build a kinder, braver world. Keep reading to learn more about the participants and to register for the event.
The Imposter Syndrome: Why Some Asian American Youth Destroy Themselves Trying to Live Up to the “Model Minority” Ideal
An interview with scholar erin Khuê Ninh about her remarkable book Passing for Perfect: College Imposters and Other Model Minorities.
The Myth of Normal
Gabor Maté’s book explores childhood trauma’s devastating impact on people and our society – and what we can do to reverse the damage.
Prince Harry and His Decade of Magical Thinking
The memoir Spare explores the young prince's prolonged grief over the loss of his mother and his fervent belief that she was still alive.
In “Stutz,”Actor Jonah Hill Shares His Therapist With the World
The young star suffered from anxiety, depression and panic attacks. Therapy and "The Tools" helped him find relief.
In the Limelight, Selena Gomez Grapples With Bipolar Disorder
Actor and singing superstar Selena Gomez chronicles her mental health struggles in the unsparing documentary "My Mind and Me."
Lonely in America
Loneliness is natural, "designed to alert its host to a need, just like sensations of hunger or thirst or exhaustion."
State of Play: Companies & Clinical Trials, The Psychedelics Conversation Continues
MindSite News continues our conversations on psychedelic research and therapies with a live interview with Dick Simon and Josh Hardman. A replay of previous interviews in the series can be viewed on YouTube.
Curbing the Overdose Epidemic: An Author’s Call to Drop Our Moralistic Blinders and Save Lives
Author Maia Szalavitz makes a formidable case that embracing harm reduction will help end the opioid overdose epidemic.
“Crying in H Mart” Resonates in a Time of Endless Loss
"Crying in H Mart" helps a Korean-American family through grievous loss.
Netflix Series Explores Preschooler Rx for Lonely Elders
This captivating series shows how intergenerational care can bring both the very old and the very young joy and comfort.
MindSite News Psychedelics and Mental Health Live Conversation Series
MindSite News is excited to continue its series of conversations on psychedelic research and therapies with a live interview with David Bronner on October 13, 2022. A replay of our first conversation, with author and journalist Michael Pollan, can be viewed on YouTube.
How Psychosis and Internet Obsession Brought Two Girls to the Brink of Murder
In 2014, two 12-year-old girls lured a third into the woods and stabbed her repeatedly. The stabbings tell a tragic story about the deficiencies of the mental health and criminal justice systems in the U.S. – and the terrible things that often happen when they collide. Kathleen Hale tells this story in her new book.
