Articles
This article speaks about a woman's experience in coming to terms with her sexual orientation, and was really helpful to me - I made a presentation regarding the article and aced it (haha). Click here.
'Asexual and Happy'
This article informs people of the acronym, for those who are seasoned and for who are not. I learned some new things thanks to this article, and it's okay if you're not familiar. Click here.
'ABC's of LGBTQ+'
BBC gives accounts on people who share their ace stories realising the pressures of a world that places a bit too much importance on sex and romance. I looked at this article when I wanted to get out of the doubt. Click here.
'Feeling Isolated...'
For aromantics, demiromantics and the queerplatonics, the Huff Post goes deeper into aromanticism and accounts who explain their experiences. Click here.
'This Is What It Means..'
An interview with psycholinguist, Steven Pinker about how science can explain the influence of human culture, and, more interesting to support his claim, the art of writing a novel in the contemporary era. Click here
'Writing in the 21st Century'
James Baldwin gives his thoughts on coming out and same-sex relationships, spilling...emotional punches to the gut. Click here.
'Go the Way Your Blood Beats...'
See why music, aside from the other fine arts, has a strong effect--very strong indeed--on the human mind and ultimately, soul. Click here.
'Shopenhauer on the Power of Music'
A good explanation for the 'tortured artist' motif many people romanticize, and what goes on in the human mind when being creative and balancing a mental illness. Click here.
'...Creativity and Mental Illness...'
California teacher Andrew Simmons beautifully captures why poetry is an important and valuable form of literature that can serve as a perspective on life. Click here.
'Why Teaching Poetry Is So Important'
You may have your reasons for liking a song or a band, but delve into the scientific explanation on why we treat music as a medicine and an almost-addiction. Click here.
'Why We Love Music'
In this dire problem that faces the contemporary era, the NY Times delves into the harm that social isolation causes both mentally and physically, but also questions how we deal with people having problems in the modern day. Click here.
'Let's Wage a War on Loneliness'
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Another NYT article that brings a nice perspective on the vast changes in political and social policies in the 2010s, from LGBTQ+ rights to the way we solve political dispute. Click here.
'The Decade We Changed Our Minds'
Sometimes the people with stigma are the ones who have the stigmatised target on their back. This podcast covers the dangers of stigma affecting the mentally ill from receiving proper help. Click here.
'Does Fear of Mental Health Hinder Therapy?'
For music fanatics and analysts everywhere, this article goes into exploring the evolution of music production, and the increase in one of my worst nightmares: the need to be louder. See why this metamorphosis limits music production here.