"100% of 8 year olds are not even teenagers... and it's not called teen angst at that point. Should be a wonderful time in a kid's life. We who are adults have messed up big time and are too busy pointing the finger to see that. The _...Read More_

>"Studies show how art viewing and art making can lead to greater well-being across ages, nationalities, and income levels."

"My depression, I realized after months in therapy, was not simply a chemical imbalance, but something I was using to help protect me; if I was sad, I was safe. If I was dissociated, I could not be harmed, because I was not real."

this essay also has a great discussion on the popularity of right wing happiness influencers like jordan peterson, and their liberal counterparts like matt haig. there's so much good stuff in it!!!!!! give it a read.

Christine Smallwood’s début novel inhabits the abyss between what we think about and what we actually do.

>"Prozac is a series of symbolic self-portraits on the photographer’s battle with depression"

A series of powerful images that explore the pain of depression but also how to cope with it has been named as the winning entry for one of the UK’s leading photography prizes. _...Read More_