The Girlfriend Is Always to Blame
It was a tragedy when TMZ reported on Friday that the rapper Mac Miller had died of an apparent overdose at only 26…
Activist Dior Vargas Wants to Center People of Color in the Mental Health Conversation
Mental health issues are not the sole domain of white people. Although that should be obvious, the media visibility…
Michelle Williams 'Proudly' Checks Into Mental Health Facility As Friends Shower Her With Support
After a decades-long struggle with depression about which she has opened up in the past, singer Michelle Williams has…
Selfish
“I feel like my whole life is a question,” I declared dramatically to a group of strangers one night in early June, as…
Demi Lovato's New Song 'Sober' Suggests a Relapse After 6 Years of Sobriety
In April of this year, Demi Lovato gave a touching speech about mental health at her Brooklyn concert. On stage, she…
Kate Spade New York Pledges $1 Million to Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Organizations
Kate Spade New York has announced that the company, co-founded by the late designer Kate Spade, will donate $1 million…
The Dissonance of Kate Spade
Kate Spade’s death by suicide at 55 is as shocking as any sudden celebrity death—the designer, mother, and fashion…
Mariah Carey Reveals Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
Gather ‘round, lambs, for a brief update about our mother and leader, Mariah Carey, who revealed that she’s been living…
Pediatricians Want Universal Depression Screening For Teens
The American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed new guidelines on Monday calling for universal screening for depression in…
Trump Blames School Shooting on Mental Illness While Proposing Budget Cuts for Mental Health Programs
As Republicans fail to offer more than thoughts and prayers to those affected by the most recent mass shooting, Donald…
Anti-Medication Goop Summit Expert Claims AIDS Treatment Kills and GMOs Cause Depression
This coming January, our favorite vaginal egg hawker Goop will hold its second “In Goop Health” summit in New York…
Loneliness Is Almost As Bad For Your Health As Smoking
Vivek H. Murthy served as the Surgeon General from 2014-2017, so you can probably consider him a health expert. He’s…
Sinead O'Connor Has a Snappy Answer to Dr. Phil's Stupid Question
“When you tore the Pope’s picture up on Saturday Night Live!, whose picture were you tearing up?” Dr. Phil asked Sinead…
Hairdresser Refuses to Shave Depressed Girl's Head
This week in empathy: hairdresser Kayley Olsson of the Iowa cosmetology school Capri Waterloo shared a story on…
The Disappearing Act of Lucia Joyce
“Her case is cyclothymia, dating from the age of seven and a half. She is about thirty-three, speaks French fluently,”…
Andrea Petersen's New Book Gives Anxiety Sufferers Something to Hold Up
On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety starts with the worst: our protagonist is 20 years old, and she thinks she is dying.…
Hey Psychology Today, This Magazine Cover Is Pretty Fucked Up!
Today I received a text from my best friend, who had just received the latest print issue of Psychology Today. She was…
Plainclothes Pilot Delivers Disturbing Rant On United Airlines Plane
On Saturday, passengers boarded United flight 455 in Austin, Texas and, as is custom, seated themselves and awaited…
Soothe Yourself With This Video of Sophie Stanbury's Shining, Bouncy, British Hair
Here’s how I am going to achieve calm: I am going to think about Ladies of London star Sophie Stanbury’s incredible,…
Carrie Fisher Helped Me Understand My Mental Illness and Addiction
“I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by own…