Arts & Culture

Reading Between the Lines: A Literary Mystery about Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath was lauded for her genius as a poet, but danger was lurking. This novel examines her profound legacy.

Michael Pollan Docuseries Explores the World of Psychedelics

Michael Pollan’s 2018 book How to Change Your Mind, a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, premieres as a four-part Netflix docuseries on Tuesday, with each episode devoted to a different hallucinogen.

Youth Mental Illness: Four Young People’s Views on New Documentary

A new PBS documentary aims to show how commonplace and universal youth mental struggles really are -- and to encourage young people to get help.

“Hiding in Plain Sight” Takes Us Inside the Youth Mental Health Crisis

This documentary looks at the youth mental health crisis through the eyes of more than 20 young Americans who have struggled with mental illness.

Sam Quinones on How Fentanyl and Meth Hijacked Our Country

Sam Quinones offers a powerful journalistic account of how fentanyl and P2P meth came to ravage our country and users' psyches – and how people addicted can recover.

Turning Red: A Quirky Coming-of-Age Tale of Breaking Through Intergenerational Pain

A teenage girl learns to embrace her inner panda -- the weird, emotional, creative, messy parts that lie within us all.

OCD: From Memoirs to Big Screen, Misunderstood Mental Illness Finally Gets Its Due

There's a culture shift in media coverage of OCD. Once played for laughs, it's now recognized as exhausting, debilitating and relentless.

Crying on the Subway: A Journalist Explores Her Trauma History

Talented journalist Stephanie Foo thought she had conquered her demons from an abusive childhood. So why was she so bereft?

We Interrupt This Program to Bring You #BlackJoy

We Black people—Black Americans in this case—know hard times, but our lives also sparkle with joy. Black joy, and not just Black trauma, is our inheritance.

Librarians’ Mental Health Threatened By Book Bans, Abuse And Harassment

Some librarians used to make jokes about Fahrenheit 451 as they pushed back on threats of censorship. But now it hits too close to home.

When Positivity Becomes Toxic

We are in the #GoodVibesOnly age, and it’s kind of a bummer. The book Toxic Positivity points the way toward authenticity.

‘There Is Only One Bus’: Reflections on a New Path to Mental Health

As with the fight for civil rights or climate change, it’s going to take a movement, with families at the core of that effort. We need to reframe this crisis as more than a medical challenge: It is an issue of social justice. 

Intergenerational Trauma and Healing: Why Disney’s Encanto Resonates with Latinx First-Gens

Why Is Mental Illness Dogged by Stigma?

In Nobody's Normal, anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker makes a compelling argument to embrace neurodiversity while tracing the stigma of mental illness back to the Industrial Revolution.

Can Virtual Therapy Meet Our Need for Intimacy ?

Teletherapy not only increases access and affordability to therapeutic insights, the author argues, it generates a sense of safety for those who prefer anonymity.

Love in the Ruins

Caring for her brilliant husband who developed early onset Alzheimer's, Pru is isolated, exhausted and lonely. But she has no intention of sending him to a nursing home.

The Empire of Depression

When should sorrow be considered sickness? Historian Jonathan Sadowsky ponders this question as he explores the history of depression treatments.

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Cavetown Song “Boys Will Be Bugs”: Rx for Teen Boys’ Mental Health

The 2018 sleeper hit is the most important song about teen boys that most adults have never heard of.

Did a Rap Song Cut Suicide Rates?

Researchers studying three events where the song was highlighted found an association with 10,000 more calls to the Lifeline.

On the Couch with TV’s Ted Lasso: Hit Soccer Show Champions Therapy

Controversial Anthony Bourdain Film Explores the Mystery of Suicide

The film shows how Bourdain's public image contrasted with his private, shy, introverted self.

Batsh*t Crazy: The Creator of Wakefield Draws On Her Own Experience For Psych Ward Drama