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The Medical Power of Hypnosis

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 23, 2022October 19, 2022

Does hypnosis really work? For BBC Future, Martha Henriques falls down a rabbit hole and explores hypnosis as a treatment for pain, anxiety, PTSD, and other conditions. For many people, it’s a regular occurrence to get lost in a good book, or become so absorbed in a film (perhaps even a Harry Potter film) it […]

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The Coming Age of Climate Trauma

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 28, 2021October 19, 2022

“What should a mental health response look like in the wake of a climate disaster? How can we better prepare communities for the moment when they are forced to confront climate change?”

Posted inEditor's Pick

After Two Teen Suicides Last Year, How Will Summit County Address an Ongoing Mental Health Crisis?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands August 10, 2021October 19, 2022

“A tragic stretch in April 2020 shone a light on the mental health issues facing the mountain community. With the new school year set to start, area residents are continuing to heal while asking themselves how they can learn from the past.”

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I Learned How to Cope with Agoraphobia. The Pandemic Eroded It All.

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 8, 2021October 19, 2022

“For a year and a half, my anxiety’s natural instincts—to stay at home, surrounded by trusted people—became the way of things. I no longer had to force myself to run a daily gauntlet of low-level fear. Unchallenged, the fears became stronger, and multiplied.”

Posted inFeatured, Highlight, Science & Nature, Writing

How Should We Talk About Suicide Online?

by Seyward Darby November 25, 2020October 19, 2022

“People are dying after joining a “pro-choice” suicide forum. How much is the site to blame?”

Posted inNonfiction

What Do We Do With Feelings Now That They Don’t Matter Anymore?

by Sarah Miller March 11, 2020December 16, 2022

Sarah Miller thinks about climate change and other current horrors, and what it’s like just being sad forever.

Posted inNonfiction

The Speaking Length

by Josh Roiland November 19, 2019January 13, 2023

What we mean never fully transmits into what is understood.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo-Hoo

by Christy Lynch October 16, 2019January 20, 2023

A Childless Millennial’s Guide to Falling Apart at Disney World

Posted inNonfiction

Anaphylaxis of the Mind

by Alyson Pomerantz September 3, 2019January 27, 2023

Alyson Pomerantz reframes her understanding of illness when an allergic reaction turns out to be something else.

Posted inEditor's Pick

If You Should Find Yourself in the Dark

by Sari Botton May 9, 2019October 19, 2022

A personal essay in which Debbie Weingarten considers the anxieties of mothering and being human in a volatile world.

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