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Open, honest dialogue about mental health is so important. These posts offer perspectives often missing from the conversation.

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A painting of Frida Kahlo who has multicolored flowers in her hair, bright red lipstick, and earrings shaped like hands. She is against a background of bright green leaves.

Frida Kahlo: A Bisexual Disabled Mexican Artist Marginalised in Life but Celebrated in Death

  • Disability History and Culture
  • Mental Health
A person with shoulder-length dark hair sitting at the end of a bed, pensively facing an open window.

Intimacy After Trauma: Navigating Re-Entry Into a Pandemic World

  • Mental Health
  • Relationships and Sex
A pattern of of illustrated speech bubbles that have different emoji indicating harassment.

The Harms of Perpetuating “Illness Fakers”

  • Activism and Advocacy
  • Health
  • Mental Health
A Black woman with short curly black hair in a light pink t-shirt, sitting at a desk using a laptop.

Self-Diagnosing: A Response to Inaccessible Healthcare

  • Mental Health
  • Race and Disability
Bright pink sign with photo of Britney Spears that says #FreeBritney

“We Are Human”: The Harms of Placing Disabled People Under Conservatorship

  • Mental Health
Photo of Tiffany, an Asian woman with dark hair below her shoulders, leaning against a tree. She is wearing a hat and a red top. Her arms are crossed, and she is wearing a splint.

The Cultural Dynamics of Being Asian and Disabled

  • Activism and Advocacy
  • Family
  • Mental Health
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Who Gets Left Behind When We Practice “Evidence-Based” Mental Health Care?

  • Mental Health
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Finding the ME in (ME)dicine

  • Mental Health
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How Working From Home Has Helped Me with Eating Disorder Recovery

  • Health
  • Mental Health
A white woman sitting next to closed blinds, using her fingers to open them and peek through the window to outside.

How Can We Protect Our Mental Health When Discussing Disability and Assisted Suicide?

  • Mental Health
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“Move Your Head” – A Lesson in Conquering Doubt and Worry

  • Health
  • Mental Health
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Safeguarding My Mental Health While Fighting Queerphobia in Zimbabwe

  • LGBTQIA+
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Hungry for Change: On Inaccessible, Exclusionary, and Discriminatory Care for Autistic People with Eating Disorders

  • Autism and Neurodiversity
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Speaking Up Against the Hierarchy of Mental Illness Taboos

  • Mental Health
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Existing Between Two Worlds as a Person with Hearing Loss

  • Accessibility/Access Needs
  • Family
  • Mental Health

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