An Invitation. A Response. And an Introduction to Summer.
The Electric Forest team will be giving away 2 tickets to the second weekend of Electric Forest for people who join in the conversation.
Topic: stigma
Stories From the Road: Welcome to Rockville and Middlelands
We received thanks from people who said that at some point we had said something, or listened to something, or hugged someone at just the right time. Their smiles are nostalgic and expectant—filled with faith that now we can do what we do in new places.
Changing the Muggle World, One Mile at a Time
Organizations like TWLOHA are here to help you figure out the challenges of mental health. Hogwarts Running Club is here to help you figure out the challenges of physical health. Combined, the results are a force to be reckoned with.
In Response to 13 Reasons Why
13 Reasons Why is causing thousands of people to think and talk about mental health, and many of these people are thinking and talking about it for the first time.
Eating Disorders Are Not Gender Specific
The one thing I had never heard about being a guy with an eating disorder is that you can be a guy with an eating disorder.
Mental Health in the Tech Industry
Mostly Human took a (fittingly) humanizing approach to portraying the struggles of mental health by highlighting just a few of the incredibly impressive people who have experienced it first-hand — depicting it not as a choice but as a condition.
An Honest Letter on the Inspiration to Keep Living
Don’t punish yourself for having depression despite all you may or may not have in your life. Don’t require a justification from yourself for something you can’t control.
We Need to Talk About Depression (So Why Not Start With Mine)
My depression was like getting stuck in traffic. I was there against my will. I was running out of fresh air. Everything was blurry. My thoughts and feelings were crossing and running around, and I didn’t even know if they were mine or someone else’s.
What It’s Like to Feel Like You Are ‘Not Sick Enough’
This piece is for the girls, the boys, the men, the women, and the non-binary human freaking beings of the world. This piece is for anyone who has ever felt like their struggles and their pain doesn’t “count” because they don’t “look sick.”
Your Mental Health Is Not a Shameful Secret
Secrets so often are associated with shame. In keeping these pieces hidden, I feel like I would be endorsing the view that mental illness is something to be ashamed of and it’s just not.
Depression Is Not a Weakness
"Depression is not a failure, just as winter is not a mistake among the seasons. Denying depression is like expecting summer to supply snow or autumn to bear blossoms."
They Can Surprise You
"Here’s what else I’ve learned since I started telling people about my mental illness: They can surprise you."
