During my middle school years, my Dad would often repeat the phrase: the truth sets one free. This seemed like random “wise Dad” advice...

People always told me that grief comes in waves, but I guess I just didn’t expect a wave to be hitting me so late. At first, I fought...

“Fake it till you make it.” A phrase I’d heard countless times in movies in the context of the innocent protagonist making his or her way...

It’s truly incredible how much a single thought can change our entire mood. We’re sitting and enjoying a cup of coffee (or hot chocolate...

2020- the year that has taught me that literally ANYTHING is possible. The year of the pandemic, the initial - and then the second and...

Cues to feeling good about ourselves? Words of praise, awards, raises, interviews, high test scores; any indication from someone else...

Treat others the way you want to be treated. The golden rule. The lesson we were taught from our very first years in school. So, we were...

Being busy feels good. Jobs, new workouts & gyms, plans with friends, new hobbies, & new routines. We build our schedule up so that by...

Whenever I’d heard about “mental health consequences” of social media, I assumed they just didn’t apply to me; I was convinced that I...

Her story wasn’t like my other grandparents’. Though she was also forced to leave Karachi in 1947 and adapt to an entirely new country,...

Though the Hindu Sindhi migration was a united move, the story of each individual was different. There were parts of my grandparents’ sto...

I grew up eating my grandmother’s Sindhi curry. A tomato-base soup, if you will, that warmed my mouth and heart after the very first sip....

I rarely think about how I got to be here- in America, with successful parents, a roof over my head, and solid education. The history of ...

Perspective. You gain it with age and personal experience. But you also gain it by listening to someone else; someone with a different...

Mary’s brain aneurysm ruptured one day. 8 years later,amidst the unwanted changes, she claims this event changed her attitude for the better

“Mask Distribution Policies” the projector reads as the City of Hope Hospital’s chief medical officer, several of the institution's...

Geo Hernandez, despite the clashes with her Honduran culture, shares how she grew to become an open, proud mental health advocate and queer.

As I sat on the couch avoiding direct eye contact with the woman across from me, I glued my eyes to the clock, shocked by how utterly...

Change is all around us. And change, as witnesses of nature, can be viewed as remarkably beautiful. Caterpillars metamorphose into...