Last year, I had a dear friend from college pass away unexpectedly. A year later, I’m still coming to terms with her death. I also feel like I’m constantly mourning my favorite stars with the steady stream of announcements about celebrities who have passed away[…]
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May is both Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It’s only fitting that we repost our #IFEELALIVE Suicide Prevention PSA about the APA community. Let’s help prevent tragedies and remove the strong stigma in the APA community.
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Actor Clark Gregg plays a hero among superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Agent Phil Coulson. Each week, he helps save the world on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D on ABC but this month, he’s sharing his story and helping to erase the stigma of mental[…]
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I must admit when I first heard about Kanye West’s recent onstage rants I was thinking to myself, “Here he goes again. He’s talking about all sorts of crazy stuff without really thinking it through.” After all, he has a history of going on very[…]
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At the American Music Awards, Selena Gomez won the award for pop/rock female artist and took that opportunity to give the most meaningful speech. She is our EMPOWER Star of the Week for encouraging substance over style and opening up about her own physical and[…]
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To round out Suicide Prevention Month, here is the last of our 3 PSAs as part of the #IFEELALIVE campaign about women & suicide prevention. It is startling to discover that more women attempt suicide than men, though men succeed more than women. It is[…]
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In the midst of the Olympics, I got to celebrate different type of champions in the mental health arena when I attended the Voice Awards with my Utalk Radio team. Each year, SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) honors those whose work and[…]
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