The Academic Pressure on South Asian Youths
You put your book bag down and turn on the TV to enjoy some of your favorite cartoons - a typical relaxing day after school. Doesn’t this sound great? Well, this [...]
What Helped My Anxiety
People throughout the world experience issues with mental health at any given time. These can manifest in multiple visceral reactions, which can include anxiety, irritability, weight loss, fatigue, lack of [...]
Finding Normalcy in Uncertain Times
Normalcy is defined as the state of being typical, usual, or expected. For years, we lived our lives seemingly carefree and distant from the possibility of a catastrophe. Then, COVID [...]
Making My Mind My Friend
Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, and Natasha Bedingfield “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” On its surface, this profound quote [...]
How Our Bodies Respond to Stress
We often complain that we don’t get what we want. Sometimes, we get what we didn’t ask for. Stress is one of those things. It is unfortunately a part of [...]
Living with Stress During the Pandemic
The fact that we have been stressed tremendously is not news to anyone. But it might help to understand the complex relationship between stress and our bodies. Why do our [...]