"You're so quiet", "Are you okay?", "You're not chatty enough", "You need to speak up". If you're an introvert (like me), you've probably heard these phrases, and many more, countless times. You probably also have felt pressured to always explain that you're not "anti-social", you're not that shy a[...]
A popular song back in the day by Four Seasons and a popular song in our day by Fergie, Big Girls Don't Cry suggests that crying is not something that "big" girls do; crying instead is associated with the characteristic of little girls. We live in a society where crying is a sign of weakness. Boys/[...]
In the past few months I have heard of cases in the media and in my own community about depression and suicide. People living with depression whom we would never suspect based on the lives they live. From Robin Williams, the infamous comedian and actor from movies like Mrs. Doubtfire, Hook and Juman[...]