Ceilings falling in an ugly war
This week’s bombardments of Kyiv, the ancient city of my birth, have been so severe that a piece of ceiling fell on a loved one’s head. She says she’s fine, but then again, she always says that...
Category: Mental health
Alone in the New Year? 11 inspiring and rewarding ways to celebrate the end of the year on your own
New Year's Eve can be a difficult celebration for many people. There are those who have no family to share it with, those who are far from home, and those who are going through a difficult breakup....
“Sobering, well-executed and emotionally charged”: Daily Dose of Sunshine
In the recent past, we have seen a handful of stories about mental health such as Spinning Out, Ginny & Georgia, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Sex Education, BoJack Horseman, Euphoria, and...
We are bound together by delicate threads: Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind was adopted from a book by Rumaan Alam and recently premiered on Netlix. Ever since I sat down to watch it — because I love Julia Roberts and anything even vaguely...
Podcast Showcase: The SEO Mindset Podcast
Welcome to the next in the Podcast Showcase series, where we share podcasts with you in the words of the podcasters themselves. This time, we talk to The SEO Mindset Podcast Sum up your podcast in...
Elon Musk is trapped. Is the ship going down?
The problem of constantly wanting to be liked is that you will likely end up hated. Much has been made of Elon Musk’s bizarre rant in which he told advertisers to “go fuck themselves” after...
Navigating the holidays with mental ill health: a guide to finding peace amidst the festivities
It's the most wonderful time of the year... or at least that's what everybody else seems to think. For many people, though, especially those who struggle with their mental health, Christmas and New...
Life in the American “imperial core” is unique, peculiar, and — most importantly — misunderstood
If you’ve read my work for a while, you probably know that knee-jerk anti-Americanism amuses me greatly as someone who’s lived in many different places and is American by choice. It’s easy to...
Don’t be an asshole
A Jewish friend who has long worked to normalize relations between Israelis and Palestinians was recently confronted with the sight of her daughter sobbing at the bus stop after being dropped off...
It’s time to bin the BMI
It’s rare that topics such as obesity get a sensitive and thoughtful write up in mainstream news publications, which is why I appreciated this recent Time article by Jamie Ducharme so much. In...