Mental Health
A Darker Shade of Blue: Depictions of Postpartum Depression Onscreen Paint a Dire Picture for Moms Watching at Home
One in seven mothers experiences postpartum depression, but most never seek help.
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Esmé Wang Finds Meaning in “The Collected Schizophrenias"
There are no easy solutions to the problems Esmé Weijun Wang poses, but she has provided us with the truth of her own story.
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Forget Thoughts and Prayers, School Shooting Survivors Need Mental Healthcare
While we know the names of those who died and those who killed them, we are just beginning to fully understand the impact that mass shootings have on the psyches of survivors.
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How “The Sopranos” Changed Therapy On TV
The Sopranos’ willingness to suggest the necessity of therapy in men’s lives reverberated in popular culture.
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Popaganda: You Feel Me?
Popaganda is back! In this episode, we’re going to be talking about an emotion you’ve probably heard a lot about lately: empathy. The way we talk about it, it’s almost like a superpower: it’s like we want to believe that the cure to political divisiveness, racism, and even war lies in the... Read more »
Grief Police: The Men Who Want Ariana Grande to Break Down
Grieving is messy and difficult and unpredictable, but being poked and prodded by paparazzi, reporters, and social-media users adds an unnecessary pressure that can send anyone into a tailspin.
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BitchTapes: Weathering the Storm
With global warming, and the constantly changing weather of autumn in mind, this week’s BitchTapes is a big ol’ shout out to Mother Nature.
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Pretty Girls Make Graves: How Female Suicide Became a Cultural Obsession
Whether in regard to fictional characters or actual people, the emphasis placed on the female suicide muse entrenches a hyperbolic narrative of failure.
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How To Survive the Traumatic 24-hour News Cycle If You Have PTSD
For sexual assault or harassment survivors, especially those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the last two weeks have been full of triggers.
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Curses and Kitchens: “Jell-O Girls” Looks at the Secret, Sexist History of America’s Classic Dessert
“Jell-O Girls” is at once a memoir, a family history, and an overview of the domestication (and dissolution) of the American kitchen.
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