Mental Health

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Health

The Mental Health Toll of a Pandemic Winter

November 20, 2020June 23, 2021 - by Gabrielle Drolet

There’s no blanket solution for the challenges of the cold dark season. But there are ways to make it more bearable

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Talks at Home: Living Better

November 16, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

It matters more than ever. Science, culture, politics, and how we live now

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Education

A Lonely Year on Campus

November 9, 2020November 10, 2020 - by Jadine Ngan

Tuning in to lectures from bedrooms and basements, students face an isolating postsecondary experience. But many still see hope

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Talks at Home: Inclusion (Part 2)

October 29, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Creating access and opportunity through community, design, and the arts

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Talks at Home: Inclusion (Part 1)

October 27, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Flexible working styles benefit people with disabilities and society at large

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Health / November/December 2020

The Many Ways We’re Failing Our Children’s Mental Health

October 26, 2020October 27, 2020 - by Lauren McGill

Social media pressures, loneliness, and the climate crisis are weighing on today’s youth. The stress is taking its toll

Health

On Being Bipolar

September 24, 2020November 10, 2021 - by Andrea Bennett

Living with a mental illness means always trying to be one of the “good” sick

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Society

The Fault, Dear Reader, Is Not in Our Stars

August 12, 2020April 4, 2023 - by Carly Lewis

Mental health care is pricey and inaccessible. Online astrology is rising to take its place

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June 2020 / Science

What Astronauts Can Teach Us about Mental Health and Isolation

May 19, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Elizabeth Howell

We’re learning what members of space missions have known for decades: it’s hard to live in a confined space for long periods of time

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Science

How Fear Takes Hold of Our Bodies

April 13, 2020May 1, 2020 - by Eva Holland

Shallow breathing, dizziness, pounding heart: the science behind why we’re so afraid right now

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The Mental Health Toll of a Pandemic Winter

A Lonely Year on Campus

The Many Ways We’re Failing Our Children’s Mental Health

On Being Bipolar

The Fault, Dear Reader, Is Not in Our Stars

What Astronauts Can Teach Us about Mental Health and Isolation

How Fear Takes Hold of Our Bodies

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