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The Daily Free Press

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In A Word: Let’s normalize self-talk

Kim Schneider March 27, 2022

As mask mandates are lifted across the country, I’ve found myself hesitant to comply. Over the past two years, I’ve found comfort in hiding behind my mask — I quite literally can “mask” my insecurities...

“Crazy in College” is a mental health podcast started by Boston University sophomores Emma Cohen and Abbie Johnson. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student-run podcast sparks conversations on mental health, well-being

Caroline Bowden October 22, 2020
Campus tours may promise prospective students mental health resources, but life on campus oftentimes does pose unique hurdles for those struggling with mental illness. At BU, that’s no different.
“The Many Faces of Our Mental Health” exhibit opened Tuesday at Tufts University. The project was conceived of by artist Lynda Cutrell to destigmatize mental illness. JULIA MARUCA / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tufts SMFA presents a series on mental health stigma

Julia Maruca January 27, 2019
The “99 Faces Project” is an exhibit that shows people living with bipolar disease, schizophrenia and friends and relatives of people with mental illnesses.
MINTZ: In which I abandon the worst parts of my life

MINTZ: In which I abandon the worst parts of my life

Casey Mintz December 8, 2015

Before a couple of days ago, if you were to ask me: “Casey, what’s your favorite book?” I would have answered without hesitation a book called “Wasted” by the journalist and author Marya Hornbacher. The...

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