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You may not always know when someone you love is engaging in self-harm. It’s often a secretive behavior, hidden by clothing or under the guise of injuries from sports and other activities. When ...

Ms. Interlandi is a member of the editorial board. Mr. Winter is a staff photographer on assignment in Opinion. Raina Mcmahan, a 42-year-old recovery coach, spent roughly half her life seeking ...

Bredouw is Founder & Executive Director of Purpose Project, an Oakland-based nonprofit that helps young people build social emotional skills. She is also an educator and lecturer at California College ...

When was the last time you asked someone for help? Many of us might think back to bigger moments—like a ride to the airport or talking through a personal problem—but it turns out that asking for (and ...

As a therapist, I tend to focus on self-empowerment. I want my clients to succeed, and by far the easiest way to succeed is to make sure your aspirational goals are 100% within your own power. That’s ...

Suicide can affect anyone. Knowing how to support someone with suicidal thoughts and respond in an emergency could save their life. Suicide is a serious public health concern that affects individuals, ...

Your stress mindset is the extent to which you believe that the effects of stress are either beneficial or harmful. Unlike ...

Most people can vividly remember a moment in their life when they felt very deeply heard and understood by another—perhaps by a friend or partner, therapist or teacher, family or community member. On ...

Since swearing off “I’m fine,” Veilleux has found that people react “really well” to her more honest responses. “I think we ...

In the lead-up to my wedding last year, my fiancé, Joe, and I were determined to keep things chill. The point of a wedding, in our view, was not to construct a perfect fairy tale but to do what was ...