My fellow hosts and I have been planning this event since September, and now it’s October 21st, and Shattering Stigmas 4.0 is officially over. I would have posted my wrap-up…
Tag: mental health
Q&A with Maf | Shattering Stigmas
As my blog’s grand finale for Shattering Stigmas 4.0, I would to welcome Maf to Ace Of Bens! Thank you so much to Maf for agreeing to a Q&A and…
Messy Fiction by Kitty @ Jellyfable | Shattering Stigmas 4.0
Content Warnings: mentions of vomit, menstruation, dermatillomania/self-harm A few years ago, I went to see the Everything, Everything movie in theaters. When I walked out of the theater, I turned…
Playlist: Songs About Mental Illness | Shattering Stigmas 4.0
Today, I wanted to share some songs about mental illness that I’ve found to be well-written, super relatable, or just spot-on in a way that I may not be fully…
Job Hunting While Nonbinary by Dan Hunsaker | Shattering Stigmas 4.0
Most folks I’ve talked to, even those without mental health concerns, experience some amount of stress over searching for work. Tracking down a new employer takes a significant amount of…
Book Recommendations by Sav | Shattering Stigmas 4.0
Hey everyone, I’m Sav and before I get started with recommending some books, I want to briefly talk about my own experience living with mental illnesses. Ever since I was…
An Open Letter To Depression by Meggan Turner | Shattering Stigmas 4.0
You haven’t taken enough already? Taking my every last ounce of happiness, and every last good memory away from me wasn’t enough? Was giving you every single tear I had,…
The Anxiety Of Coming Out by Ben Ace | Shattering Stigmas
Author’s Note: Yesterday (October 10th) was World Mental Health Day, and today (October 11th) is National Coming Out Day. I like that these days come right next to each other…
Mental Health From a Kenyan Perspective by Yvonne Wabai | Shattering Stigmas 4.0
Trigger Warning: Mentions of suicide This year, it was reported that the rate of suicide in Kenya had hit a ten-year high, rising by 58% between 2008 and 2017. Depression…
A poem by Gretchen Gomez | Shattering Stigmas 4.0
Gretchen Gomez is a Puerto Rican poet from The Bronx. When home you will find her watching crime shows, cuddling with her dog, or writing—trying to make sense of things….