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Conspiracy theories are a mental health crisis

No one’s talking about the complex relationship between disinformation and mental health. Read more about it here.

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Climate change anxiety: How to stop spiraling and make a difference

Implement these strategies to move forward despite your fear. Read more here.

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Britney Spears was forced into mental health treatment. It’s surprisingly common.

People can be coerced into treatment even if they’re not in a conservatorship. Read more here.

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Why it’s so hard to bear witness when you’re living with trauma

We must bear witness. But not everyone can do so in equal measure.

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When school shootings are broadcast on Snapchat, the effects reverberate

Social media posts shared by survivors can have a profound impact on kids — whether they were at the shooting site or not.

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A Complicated Inheritance

My essay for Southwest Magazine about the legacy my Mexican-American grandparents left for my daughter.

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’13 Reasons Why’ proves that Hollywood needs to rethink how it depicts suicide

Even the best intentions can fail us when trying to portray a subject like suicide.

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Real Miss America

Mashable’s Real Miss America series is about creating an alternative vision for what it means to be a woman today.

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No family left behind

America’s current maternity policy has nothing to do with families and everything to do with politics.

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How Childhood Trauma Could Be Mistaken for ADHD

The symptoms of ADHD can look a lot like the effects of trauma and toxic stress. My story for The Atlantic.

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