Health
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Despite hashtags and marches, some sexual assault survivors still feel silenced. By Andrea Johnson
Left in the Shadows
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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] The days following my suicide attempt By Rachael Krasnesky Nov. 26, 2018 [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] “Okay, I need you to lift up your breasts for me,” the nurse said to me while she gently searched my shaking, naked body for contraband. Then she took my picture, which I would get to…
My Second Chance
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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] How deleting my Instagram account helped reduce my anxiety By Emma Foster Nov. 18, 2016 [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] As I sat with my American mission team and the Cambodian translators who traveled from village to village with us, I wrestled my phone out of my backpack. A moment like this was…
Instant Relief
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“I realized we have completely failed a generation,” Scott said. “This isn’t the ‘Just Say No’ generation.”
‘We Have Completely Failed a Generation’
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Eventually, I want to learn how to apply makeup and start signing emails as Lucy, not Lucas. I still feel uncomfortable in my own skin, and I am still preoccupied with my weight. But now I’m starting to build the courage I need to present myself on my own terms. I can’t completely divorce my…
A Weight Off My Shoulders
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The toxicology report took about two months. He had what the coroner determined was normal levels of THC, Xanax and cocaine. What killed him was fentanyl – an opioid pain medication that can be up to 100 times more powerful than morphine, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Avalanche
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Twelve years ago, Michael Burks found out he was carrying HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
The Thing With HIV
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My first memory at The Bridgeway, the mental hospital I stayed at my senior year of high school, was screaming on a hard, black couch in the lobby.
I’m Not Crazy, I Promise
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His chest tense with the sensation of hot iron running through it. Christopher had no idea if he would make it through the night. He experienced suicidal depression, anxiety that altered his memory and focus and vivid hallucinations from taunting voices in his head named Mr. Face, something he began to experience when he was…
Silencing the Monster Within