Speak Out Sunday

Alyssia Sheikh

Alyssia Sheikh

Binge eating, whether it be through bagels, corn chips, popcorn, or plain brown sugar has plagued my existence. It plagues my family too. My dad struggles with binge-eating, my grandma struggles with binge-eating, and my great-grandma struggled with binge-eating; it’s generational. It wasn’t until the pandemic, when I had gained 20 pounds, that I decided I needed to change my eating habits. On a Saturday afternoon when my mom showed me a little YouTube channel, my eating habits changed forever, Mind over Munch.

Noah LarsonFebruary 28, 2021Comment

Chloe Bailey

Chloe Bailey

Chloe Bailey is one half of the singing, sister duo Chloe x Halle and an actress well-known for her role on ABC’s sitcom Grownish. Like many child stars, Chloe, who is currently 22 years old, has grown up in the public eye and was further pushed into the spotlight once her sister and herself signed on to Beyonce’s record label and had cameo roles in the superstar’s visual album, Lemonade. But, as is often the case, doing what one loves and doing it well is not a shield from the criticisms of the ever-watching public, especially given the access into anyone’s life social media provides.

Liz HoornstraFebruary 21, 2021Comment

Jae

Jae

The K-pop industry may seem like an unlikely place for mental health activism to begin—K-pop idols are often held to perfect, angelic standards, and although they may take breaks to “recover” their mental health, very few details are ever shared about the experience. However, Jae of Day6 and a few other K-pop idols have recently started promoting the importance of recognizing mental health issues and seeking help if necessary.

Diane YuFebruary 15, 2021Comment

Black History Month SOS Compilation

Black History Month SOS Compilation

Mentality always works to share the voices and experiences of all people in the mental health community. This February, we are looking back through our Speak Out Sunday archive to feature Black voices, which have too often been overlooked, ignored, and delegitimized in this community.

Mentality MagazineFebruary 13, 2021Comment

Anna Akana

Anna Akana

Accessibility should not be understated in Mental Health. While academic historians abhor it, pop history serves its purpose of sparking people’s interest in history, in turn influencing future history majors such as myself. The same can be applied to mental health, but while academic historians stay far away from pop history, therapists and researchers have just recently begun (within the past 5 years or so) to adopt it into their work. Enter Stage right, Anna Akana. Akana is one of those people who inspired me to learn more about myself and continues to inspire hundreds of thousands of people every time she uploads new content.

Noah LarsonFebruary 7, 2021Comment

Elliot Page

Elliot Page

Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, most famous for his roles in Juno, Inception, and Netflix’s Umbrella Academy, has shared his truth: he is transgender. In his post, he talks about the happiness, gratitude, good fortune, and love he is feeling as he lives this truth: “And the more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows, and the more I thrive.” Page’s announcement reminds us just how much mental health is tied to self-love.

Victoria HelrigelJanuary 31, 2021Comment

Halsey

Halsey

Halsey has stated that she gets solace from her fans, saying “I’m not just some... martyr who’s trying to make all of these lost, misfit kids feel better; I need them to help me feel normal too.” She also has expressed joy that she now has friends and family living with her, feeling that she has brought her loved ones along with her to the next chapter of her life.

Isabella ReacherDecember 6, 2020Comment

Joesph Henrich

Joesph Henrich

If asked to think about the term ‘mental health’ and all of the important names that come to mind with it, there are probably a few that stand out to you immediately: Freud, perhaps, or Skinner. Some of you may even think of John Watson or Carl Jung, or any number of historic psychological thinkers and researchers. But a very small number of you—if any at all—would have thought of the name Joseph Henrich.

Diane YuNovember 29, 2020Comment

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe became synonymous with “Harry Potter” at age 11, being cast for the titular role in the Harry Potter films. Radcliffe is an LGBT activist; he has spoken out against homophobia and filmed public service announcements for the Trevor Project to raise awareness for gay teen suicide prevention.

Isabella ReacherNovember 15, 2020Comment

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Many people nowadays would look at Drew Barrymore and think, “Wow. She has her life together. She looks happy. I’m glad being a child actor didn’t ruin her life,” but for a period of time, that wasn’t the case at all.

Nicole CorrunkerNovember 8, 2020Comment

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson is an actress most famous for her roles as NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson in Hidden Figures and queen bee Cookie in the television series Empire. Through her success as an actress, she has participated in many opportunities to speak out for causes close to her heart, such as animal advocacy, LGBTQ+ rights, and racial justice. In addition to these, one of the most important issues to Henson is mental wellness, especially as it pertains to African-American communities.

Victoria HelrigelNovember 1, 2020Comment

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez

If you were born in the late 1990s or the early 2000s in the United States, Selena Gomez most likely played a role in your childhood. In addition to being a famous actor, Gomez is also a successful singer, model, and businesswoman. What people are less likely to know is that Gomez has been struggling with mental health issues for many years. Even though Gomez grew up in the spotlight, she experienced significant and debilitating depression and anxiety.

Ashley BondOctober 25, 2020Comment

Aly Raisman

Aly Raisman

A two-time Olympian, six-time gold medalist, author of her own autobiography, and sexual assault survivor, Aly Raisman is a strong woman. When it comes to sharing about mental health, the gymnast speaks out just as bravely as when she is flying through the air during her routines

Liz HoornstraOctober 18, 2020Comment

Chrissy Teigen Pt. 2

Chrissy Teigen Pt. 2

Recently, we’ve highlighted Chrissy Teigen for speaking out about postpartum depression, a mental illness that affects women after they give birth. As a well-known model, author, chef, and television personality, she has a platform that encompasses different groups of people, though the experience she recently spoke out about is one that is universal.

Allison WilliamsOctober 11, 2020Comment

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

On the evening of September 18, 2020, the legendary Supreme Court justice and women’s rights activist, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, passed away from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. The death of the feminist icon has greatly affected the mental health of America, and has left many questioning the future of our nation at the cusp of the Presidential election.

Ashley BondOctober 4, 2020Comment

Chyler Leigh

Chyler Leigh

Chyler Leigh is best known as an actress, famous for her roles in Grey’s Anatomy and Supergirl, but she is also a model, a singer, a mother of three, and a woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Victoria HelrigelSeptember 27, 2020Comment

Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen

In 2017, Chrissy Teigen shared her experience in an interview about giving birth and resulting in postpartum depression. As a model, author, and television personality, and widely known as John Legend’s wife, Chrissy Teigen’s story struck the public realm and encouraged others with depression and mental health needs to seek support.

Madison HortonSeptember 20, 2020Comment

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

Swift explains how the constant scrutiny of gossip columnists, headlines, and fans affected her perception of herself. Swift explains how these critiques and compliments greatly affected her relationship with food, as well as her body image issues, whether it was undereating because she did a “bad thing” or sufficiently eating because she did a “good thing.”

Jenie LiMarch 22, 2020Comment

Nikkie de Jager

Nikkie de Jager

Nikkie de Jager, a world-famous Dutch makeup artist better known as NikkieTutorials, recently came out as transgender in a video on her YouTube channel that–as of today–has amassed over thirty-four million views. Jager is not only a proponent for makeup education and makeup equality, but she is also a voice for transgender and LGBTQ+ representation in the beauty community.

Victoria HelrigelMarch 15, 2020Comment

Myers-Briggs

Myers-Briggs

Katharine Cook Briggs originally began her study of personality because she was driven to understand the differences that she saw in people; eventually, her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers, took over her research. Neither of them had formal education in the field of psychology and were self-taught in psychological data collection.

Diane YuMarch 8, 2020Comment