How Social Media Affects Body Image And Mental Health
Social media is an integral part of our lives now, and while it offers many advantages, it also comes with risks. Research has shown that excessive exposure to social media can contribute to mental health issues and dissatisfaction with body image, which each fuel...
It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
It is Christmas Eve, and Christians worldwide are celebrating one of the most important holidays of the year – the birth of Christ. It is a season to be jolly and happy. A time to celebrate with family and friends. It is a time for everyone, no matter what their...
Numbing Out For the Holidays
***TRIGGER WARNING – The following article discusses suicidal ideation and could be triggering. *** I opened the top of my prescription bottle and looked inside. There were only three little, round pills left. Xanax was more valuable to me than gold. I was...
The Echoes of Childhood: Navigating Political Distress and Uncertainty
On the evening of Election Day 2024, I was so emotionally invested in the outcome that I couldn’t sit still next to my husband as we watched the coverage unfold. Instead, I paced around the house shouting, “We are on track to win!”—repeating...