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Grammy Winner Pleads, 'Anyone, Please Send Me Anyone'
Demi Lovato has been transparent about her battles with depression and addiction. At the 2020 Grammys, Demi Lovato gave her first performance in a year ...
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8 In 10 Millennials Believe They Aren’t ‘Good Enough’
Fair or not, young adults have become a scapegoat of sorts for a myriad of societal problems and changes. What seems to be lost in this conversation is ...
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The Tragic Life, Depression, and Suicide of Popular Singer
Malinda "Mindy" McCready (1975-2013) was a popular American country music singer. In an article entitled “The Tragic Life, Depression ...
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Capturing Happiness in a Bottle
New York City feature writer Holly Millea, in a recent article for the popular fashion and culture magazine Elle, compares her own life and career with ...
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The Reality of Broken Heart Syndrome
Diana Bass writes in a recent book:
On December 28, 2016, celebrated Hollywood actor Debbie Reynolds died at age eighty-four. The previous day, her sixty-year-old ...
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The Raw Truth of Loneliness
Writing for OMagazine, psychologist Shira Nayman gives a poignant overview:
Loneliness is perhaps the greatest of human aches. It thwarts our fundamental ...
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Famous Actor’s Wasted Life
In Jean-Claude Van Damme’s biographical, semi-fictionalized movie JCVD, the actor plays himself as someone whose family and career has spiraled ...
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Anthony Bourdain’s Soul Needed More
In an article after the suicide of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, Mike Cosper writes, “Some are scratching their heads, wondering how someone ...
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Musician Graham Nash Follows His Heart
Musician Graham Nash’s memoir, Wild Tales, gave Nash a fresh perspective on himself. Nash says, “It was only after it came out that I began ...
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Suicide Attempts by Adolescents and Young Adults Skyrocketing
The number of adolescents and young adults trying to take their lives with poison more than doubled in the US from 2010 to 2018. This alarming trend signals ...
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