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What Ramadan Is Like When You Have an Eating Disorder
It’s easier to starve myself without arousing suspicion when everyone around me is fasting.
This Mental Health Podcaster Told Me How to Deal with the Death of My Friend
I spoke to comedian Mike Brown about what it means to be a black man in search of therapy.
This farmer is taking rural America's mental health crisis into his own hands
Once suicidal himself, he's now trying to get his fellow farmers to open up about their struggles
Cousin-Couples Talk About Keeping It in the Family
In many parts of the world, marriage between cousins is extremely common, and the genetic risks to offspring are low. So why does the shame and stigma persist?
A Hostile Climate for People Who Use Drugs Hurts Everyone
We’ve made much-needed societal progress on mental health and sexuality, but drug use stigma remains common.
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What the Reaction to Prince Harry's 'Stigma Shattering' Says About Mental Health in the UK
Criticising the prince for not acknowledging cuts isn't "anti-Royal for the sake of it"; it's completely and totally fair.
Why We Need to Destroy the Concept of What a Drug User Looks Like
Images of aged, dirty, and scabbed faces don’t help anyone. But neither does our obsession with attractive, white victims of overdose death.
Could Springsteen Break Down Mental Health Stigma for Our Parents’ Generation?
How The Boss' autobiography tackles depression in a way that bridged a gap between my father and me.
How the Stigma of Drug Addiction Hurts All of Us
As people continue to die en masse due to the opioid crisis, we look at how stereotypes surrounding drug use are holding society back.
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Person Who Is HIV Positive
"I don't think I need curing. I take one pill a day, and that being enough to stop me transmitting it, I feel that's all the cure I need."
What It's Like to Tell Your Boss That You're HIV Positive
By law, you can't be discriminated against in the workplace for having HIV—but the reality is that law can be completely ineffectual.