Today marks the last day of everyone’s worst year, 2020. It has undoubtedly been a shit-show from start to finish. The West Coast on fire — check, civil unrest boiling over in every state — check, Covid-19 flipping life as we know it upside down — check, and an election blooming more hatred than any…
Tag: depression
Sexist Biology: Is depression really worse for women?
Is depression truly sexist? Is it meaningful to say who has it harder, men or women? This post is a response to the article with the provocative title How Stress Hits Women’s Brains Harder—and Why Men Don’t Always Get It. I thought this would be a perfect discussion following my previous post where I open…
Depression: Taking care of yourself
Depression is definitely not a topic I ever thought I would be writing about. Even though it’s uncomfortable to open up about such a private matter I think it is incredibly important. First and foremost, it is important for my personal progress. Secondly, the statistics for the prevalence in young adults, especially young women, leaves…
Atypical Female 