Coping with the Countdown to Graduation: What’s Next?
Throughout high school, I had a mental countdown until graduation. As the years, months, and weeks went by and graduation ...
How to Talk About Mental Health
Mental health can be a very vulnerable thing to discuss with the people in your life, especially when everyone has ...
Everything Sucks! Now What?
Every so often it seems like nothing is going right. Maybe you overslept, missed an important test, and then went ...
Been There: Peer Advice Column
Been There: Supporting a Friend
Question: Hi, I’m in a friend group but one of our friends stopped hanging out with us this semester. She ...
Been There: Peer Advice Column
Been There: Making Friends
Question: Okay, I know this may sound dumb but how do you make friends in high school? It seems everyone ...
Been There: Peer Advice Column
Been There: Managing High School
Question: Hey guys. For context, I’m a grade 11 student who’s been very stressed out and rather depressed throughout their ...
YA Novels with Themes of Mental Health
Books have always been an important way to make sense of the world. In particular, when I was feeling in ...
Teen Self-Diagnosis: Why and Why Not
Social media has become a powerful tool to expand the conversation about mental health. For example, on TikTok, videos with ...
Social Media Habits
We all have access to phones, personal devices, and social media, and everyone uses them completely differently. I am often ...
5 Ways to Practice Positive Self-Talk
An essential aspect of our mental health is the relationship we have with ourselves. Consistently negative self-talk can lower self-esteem ...
My Top 4 Free Mental Health Care Apps
According to the World Health Organization, “Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with ...
How to Know if You Need Help and How to Find the Right Therapist for You
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s common to experience periods of stress, anxiety, and emotional turmoil. When these feelings persist, it ...
5 Ways to Help a Friend Experiencing Mental Health Challenges
Sometimes people go through things in their lives that negatively impact their mental health and cause them to experience tough ...
6 TV Shows That Mean A Lot To Us
Hi everyone – we’re the HereNow Summer 2023 college interns, Jaclyn, Michelle, and Myriam. We spent a lot of time ...
Tikkun Olam, Tikkun Hanefesh, and Mental Health
There is an important concept in Judaism called Tikkun Olam. Tikkun Olam is a Hebrew phrase that translates to repair ...