©Sofía Álvarez Jurado In 2004, the country group Rascal Flatts released their song Bless the Broken Road. Seventeen years later, I...

Sometimes it feels like a mental flu pulling me toward this headspace that’s just an unending cycle of devastation, guilt, and rage....

It's break-up season! But worry not. We've put together a playlist to help you get through the tough times ahead. ©Illustration by Sofía...

This interview is a part of the 6th issue of our 1/4 Life Crisis Newsletter Sorana Horsia: Why do you like to use art in your therapy?...

I was confused and ashamed. I didn't blame him; I blamed myself for being too scared to explicitly say 'no'. My school friends still hung ou

©Illustration by Sofía Alvarez A year of living with four messy roommates – I’m talking pasta-clogged kitchen sinks and rubbish bins...

SAJ: On a psychological level, what are the most common reactions/fears that we may feel during that transition? AN: If before the...

©Sofía Alvarez Jurado I graduated in the Summer of 2021, but the end of my studies never felt like it had a clear cut-off. Like many, I...

Sorcha Frances Ryder's photograph My Bedroom As A Depressed College Graduate can be found in the National Gallery of Ireland, usually...

©Claudiu Popescu SH: How important is the feeling of belonging from a psychological point of view? SG: If we are thinking of the way...

We are all looking to belong to a group and find people we can connect with in a profound level. People who we have things in common...

⚠trigger warning: this testimony includes references to sensitive topics, such as psychiatric disorders and suicidal thoughts. Proceed at...

©Illustration by Sofía Alvarez I moved to the Netherlands from Canada to pursue my studies in Engineering and jump-start my career....

©Illustration by Sofía Alvarez For many people, the first stage of our lives is characterized by constants. Every weekday, we drag...

I’m in Madrid, in my fourth year of university. Suddenly classes are canceled. No reason to stay all alone in the hostile capital city....

I've always been a healthy person, who ate everything, and thank God I never lacked anything in my life. When my parents separated, I...

©Combat SH: What are some ways in which teenagers and students were affected during the pandemic? MB: What was problematic about the...

©Illustration by Sofía Alvarez These days, every time I bring up the dark ages of lockdown & Covid I encounter either solar-system-high...

SH: Mental health has become quite a buzzword, but what does it actually entail? KW: I think mental health is just a term that's been...

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