by Kaytlyn Sheffler | Mar 1, 2016 | society & individuality
Speak Up, Strangers! Story: When a stranger strikes up a conversation with me, I enjoy the experience. Yet, I am rarely the initiator… Strategy: Get out of your comfort zone, strike up a conversation with a stranger! Science: 1 minute podcast – Talking to...
by Kaytlyn Sheffler | Feb 9, 2016 | society & individuality
3 Ways Culture Is Shaping Our Mind and Behavior How much of our mental health is affected by our culture? I’m not referring to the stigma around mental health that our culture continuously points out. Although, I’m not sure our culture saying “Let’s stop...
by Kristian Altuve | Jan 25, 2016 | society & individuality
Vulnerability In The Face of Stigma My awareness to the stigmas that exist in this society came to me in a special way. I can’t recall a particular trigger to this revelation, but it all came in like a rush one Spring morning during my senior year at...
by Brigitte Sullivan | Dec 14, 2015 | society & individuality
A Sidewalk Death in Myanmar Photo credit: Pixabay I saw a lifeless body today. On a downtown sidewalk in Yangon, at the entrance of a park. I don’t know if the person was dead or unconscious or sleeping. I don’t know. I just know it was lifeless....
by Kaytlyn Sheffler | Dec 8, 2015 | society & individuality
Life As A Playground, A Child’s View Yesterday, I found myself in an encaged wire structure a hundred feet off of the ground. Frozen. Humorously paralyzed by the height. My natural instincts rushed over me, should I go back to stable ground or do I...
by Kaytlyn Sheffler | Oct 19, 2015 | society & individuality
Why Aren’t We Talking About It? Mental illness. I hate that I cringe at the sound of the word. A mental disorder or mental illness is a wide range of conditions that affect mood, thinking, and behavior. The vague definition contains an umbrella of potential...
