What is Tobacco Use Disorder? Despite the name of the disorder, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), Tobacco Use Disorder (TUD) encompasses both…
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Coping With Mental Health As A High School Student
Let’s say you’re a high school student whose grades are A’s, B’s, and C's. They're not terrible, but you know you can do better. Luckily, you are in a scholar…
5 Ways for People with ADHD to Improve Their Diet
When you’ve been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as ADHD, your daily diet is one of the important factors in managing your symptoms. What you eat regularly…
5 Tips for a Successful Yoga Practice
Personally, my favorite thing to relieve stress is to do some yoga. If you're interested in trying yoga, below I share five tips that can help you have more effective…
How Bulimia is Impacting Teenage Girls Today
With the popularity of social media sites such as TikTok, many teenage girls are facing pressure to look a certain way. As a result, this pressure has led to…
5 Mental Health Exercises You Should Be Doing This Winter
This winter season is going to be different for a lot of people because of the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the virus, people have mostly been in their homes. There’s…
A Routine to Help You Rise Through Grief
Caging the Open Heart Our hearts are caged in bones. When we are sad, the concave shape that our shoulders and chest create forms a heavy layer that hinders our…
Walking Meditation and the Intersection
Beginning in Stillness If you’re living, do something, my mind whispered, as I studied the tub's diverter valve. What 13-year-old thinks of taking a bath? It continued. But my body…
TMJ: Managing Chronic Jaw Pain and its Effects on Mental Health
When I was a teenager, I was minding my business eating a sandwich when my Temporomandibular Joint started screaming at me. I ran to my mom to complain of sharp…