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Creating Positivity Market

I founded Positivity Market to provide a creative, collaborative, and positive space for young adults. I spent my time at Yeshiva...

Quick At-Home Remedies to Boost Mental Health

This article is written by a peer who wants to give advice on how to deal with certain stressful scenarios. I am in no way a...

Life is Breath: Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

Jewish mindfulness meditation connects meditation to Hashem, nature, and words or verses from the Torah. Our brain is continuously...

Crisis Text Line

“Home” took on a new meaning for many in these recents months, as states across the country began implementing “stay-at-home” orders to...

No Shame On U

No Shame on U is a Chicago-based organization that was founded by Miriam Ament in 2014. The organization aims to foster mental health...

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

All of us have been affected by COVID-19. We’ve all experienced leaving the dorms, living at home, wearing masks, (and hopefully coming...

Acceptance in the Time of Chaos

I remember the day well, as most of us do. Rumors circulated of a YU boy testing positive for the COVID-19 virus before it was finally...

Moving Home and Mental Health in a Pandemic

“If someone has a tendency toward depression, this could really send them over the edge.” That was what she said to me. She did not mean...

A Summer of Vlogs and Piercings

This summer, I decided to start vlogging. Not because I was planning on posting it anywhere, but rather because it motivated me to get...

Responding to Kanye West’s Presidential Run

This past July 4th, while many of us were barbequing in our backyards and watching fireworks light up the sky, Kanye West was up to...

F u g u e

I am inherently dysregulated. It seems to be hard-coded into me in the branching of my neurons in the gyri and sulci in the synapse-space...

Mental Health Analysis: House, MD

Disclaimer: There will be mild spoilers for the series ahead, so if you haven’t yet watched House, MD and are interested in watching,...

Placebo: Not Just a Simple “Effect”

I’m sure we have all heard of the “placebo effect.” The placebo is usually used for the control group to measure against treatment, but...

Welcome to The Breather!

Welcome to the first 2020-2021 edition of The Breather! This academic year might look very different from previous years, but The...

Five Things The Counseling Center Wants You To Know

Hello there from the YU Counseling Center! As we start a new semester together, here are a few things we’d like you to know about us. We...

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