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Picture this: your significant other is in a terrible accident. S/he survives, but with various injuries, and well-meaning friends or relatives try to comfort you by saying that "it could have been soooo much worse! At least s/he didn't die!" Chances are that the person saying this means well...

In a delayed follow-up to my previous take about stress and why it's bad for you, I figured I'd talk a little bit about another aspect of mental health that's near and dear to my heart. As a millennial, I'm constantly bombarded by articles about why my generation is lazy and entitled. But I...

I'm writing this because I just received word that someone from my school- a fellow first-year student, whose name hasn't yet been released- committed suicide. And, considering that our student body is ~2500 people, it's probably someone I know or have at least had contact with. (Update: As...

At least once a day, I see people posting about one of the following scenarios: 1) asker suspects that his/her S/O is cheating and wants to know if it's okay to check the other person's phone, or 2) the asker checked his or her partner's phone and got caught; now, his/her partner is upset and...

As someone who has dealt with mental illness and its effects for many years, let's get one thing out the way: if you are struggling, I stand with you. However: This attitude toward mental illness drives me absolutely batty. Anxiety isn't trendy, depression isn't cute, and saying things like...

First of all, let's make one thing clear: I do not body-shame others, and you'll never face judgment from me based on your appearance. Clear as mud? Spiffy. I can't begin to count the number of times I've watched people eat cheeseburgers for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, wash it down with a...

This may seem a strange topic to write about- on International Women's Day, no less, and especially because I'm a woman. But I've decided to share this with everyone because of an article I saw on The Globe & Mail that was written *for* Women's Day and is so thoroughly misleading that it rubbed...

First of all, I'm not writing this to shit all over parents or people who want kids. If you want them, that's great; if you don't, that's also great; I'm not here to judge either way. Clear as mud? Spiffy! Anyway, this take was prompted by a question I answered recently, in which someone...