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February 9, 2018 — This is part 1 of a two-part series on eating disorders. It can certainly be difficult when a loved one is struggling with an eating disorder. We often find ourselves not knowing what to say or do. All we want to do is help, but we can become so afraid of saying or doing the […]

January 30, 2018 — Raise your hand if you’re a mental health advocate who struggles to prioritize your own mental health. If you don’t relate to the above statement, I am honestly so incredibly happy for you. But if you can relate, I want you to know that you aren’t alone. Being a mental health advocate is really hard […]

November 20, 2017 — I’m a fairly stubborn person. I always have been. I literally taught myself how to tie my shoelaces when I was little because I wouldn’t let anyone else help me. I mean, I was that hard-headed… Recently, I withdrew from my capstone class (you know, that one specific class I need to graduate) a day […]

November 16, 2017 — Recommendations from the healthiest campuses in the country. Over the past three years, Active Minds students around the country have successfully advocated for mental health to be given equal priority as physical health by impacting leave of absence policies and insurance plans, adding mental health services to course syllabi and other initiatives. Additionally, through the […]

October 29, 2017 — It’s that point in the semester again.  The pages of your agenda are filled with due dates of midterms, papers, and group projects.  The amount of hours you sleep dwindles and the cups of coffee you consume skyrocket.  You manage to go to your 9 am lecture while running on four hours of sleep and […]

August 21, 2017 — Everyone has advice for you when you first go to college: Avoid taking 8 am classes. Go to every class. Learn how to resolve conflicts with roommates. Don’t schedule more than an hour between classes. etc. etc. Freshman year was hard for me. I had moved out of state, was going to a school where […]

June 23, 2017 — Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicidal ideation. I was blessed to discover Active Minds, which allowed me to make lemonade out of lemons (my bipolar diagnosis). At one point in my life, I wasn’t looking forward to the future. A year later, I am motivated beyond belief to give back to this organization. […]

May 3, 2017 — “Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Provin Nature’s laws wrong it learned how to walk without Havin feet Funny it seems but, by keepin its dreams It, learned to breathe FRESH air Long live the rose that grew from concrete When no one else even cared No […]

April 18, 2017 — A note from Active Minds: Many people have found 13 Reasons Why triggering. In making your own decision to watch or not watch, we encourage you to review this resource from the Jed Foundation and SAVE. Markie’s perspective below is one of the many nuanced ways that mental health advocates and organizations have responded to […]

April 3, 2017 — Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. As someone interested in mental health, you may know the numbers to the Crisis Text Line (text BRAVE to 741741) and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK) by heart. What you may not know is what happens — and what doesn’t happen — once you pick up […]