forgiveness and communal responsibility
Forgiveness, both personal and communal, is a challenging yet liberating process that frees individuals from anger, fosters growth and healing, and when embraced collectively, strengthens communities and creates lasting social change.
urban decay: Gentrification and the need for better balance
Gentrification, while a natural process of urban growth, often leads to the displacement and psychological trauma of long-time residents, highlighting the need for balanced, inclusive development that preserves cultural heritage and provides equitable opportunities for all involved.
when the citizens cry, the world must listen (Part 2)
Across the globe—from the streets of Los Angeles to protests in Panama, Romania, Serbia, and beyond—citizens are rising up in powerful acts of resistance, proving that collective, nonviolent action in all its forms can drive meaningful change and bend the arc of history toward justice.
Bridging Gaps: The Impact of Telemedicine in Prisons and Public Healthcare
The article underscores how telemedicine can enhance healthcare access for prisoners, improve health outcomes, and significantly reduces costs associated with in-person medical visits.
Life, Liberty, and the Security of Persons: A candid dialogue about Involuntary Hospitalizations
The author of this article writes about her support of the current British Columbia Mental Health Act that allows involuntary psychiatric treatment for people experiencing mental health issues and are unable to care for themselves.
the new imagination of mental health
The World Health Organization says mental health disorders are responsible for more disability in developed nations than ANY other health problem. The paradigm of mental wellness is slowly shifting to be more inclusive of various cultures, age groups, and even indigenous wisdom to some degree. The traditional perspective of mental health is being challenged by movements and policies alike. Ideally, this shift would happen at a much quicker rate, and would follow the trend of dissolving mental health stigma around the world. To tackle mental health on a deeper level, we first start with individual responsibility. A tiny shift in … More
Addiction and its social impact
Addiction is a persevering thing. Of course, perseverance is the central part of the package for those in the grips of addiction. Except now, rather than a positive and hopeful term, the context suddenly becomes dismal and foreboding. The perseverance of addiction has ruined bodies, alienated friends, and destroyed marriages. Addiction has taken away children of parents and parents of children. It is impossibly easy to start and impossibly hard to quit. It can be as pedestrian as a cup of coffee in the morning, or as hedonistic as a line of coke at night. It can be as foreign … More
addressing the system of mental un-health
In one of my previous jobs, I had frequented psychiatric wards, high-level group homes, and institutional settings that housed the people on the fringes of our society. Many of these souls had lost their voice to a system that saw them as nothing but numbers and diagnoses in a system largely devoid of grace. The patient’s “pathology” preceded their humanity, which somehow justified their prolonged imprisonment in these places of limbo. In 2012, California issued a moratorium on all non-forensic developmental centers. What that means is that people with developmental disabilities that did not commit a crime would be released … More
B Corps: a way to keep companies honest or a clever marketing trick?
With the current waves of social upheaval, more companies are feeling the pressing call to include public transparency, moral fortitude, and environmental accountability into the fabric of their business practices. The hope is that enforcing better standards of ethical and effective leadership directly into the structure of the organization will help usher the next wave of conscious capitalism. The B Corp certification was created in the midst of this paradigm shift. It was an attempt to systematically recognize and uphold organizations that were concerned about doing better by their employees, shareholders, the public, the consumers, and the environment alike. B … More
athletes choosing mental health over “success”
Recently, a new trend has arisen among athletes. This trend does not involve the latest diet, lifestyle hack, or supplement. Rather, it’s a massive shift in focus from hardware to software. The outer to the inner. It is a shift from physical health to mental health. Physical health has always been seen as the hallmark of wellbeing in athletes because athleticism has always been associated with the physical rather than the mental or emotional. On the Greek statues of old, we do not see chiseled minds – we see muscle. A strong body has always been emphasized in athletics. A … More
