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Written by: M. Llanes Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/machismo-and-mental-health-in-2nd-gen-latinx-communities  Gender-based cultural norms like machismo can place a burden on mental health in Latinx families. Can these norms and their emo...

Written by: J. Hwang Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/female-veterans-disproportionate-depression  In the face of numerous challenges, women service members often transition successfully to civilian life, securing high-ranking business or g...

Written by: M. Freeman Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/intersectional-mental-health  How do you maintain mental health when it feels like you have to choose between two clashing, intersectional identities?  What is intersectionality?   F...

Written by: A. Africano Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/queer-interracial-relationship Relationships are complex. No matter what, a strong one requires a lifetime of effort, integrating your life with your partner’s. However, those in LGBT...

Written by: K. Wu Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/when-upholding-asian-stereotypes-defines-your-identity  On October 31st of 2019 at 11:30PM, I sat at my desk, intently staring at my laptop screen. I scrolled slowly and carefully, scanning...

Written by: I. Rosales Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/relational-trauma-scars-without-physical-violence  On the surface, complex or relational trauma is easy to dismiss. “Yeah, it sucks to grow up with dysfunctional parents or exposed to ...

Written by: L. Cruz Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/invalidated-dismissal-first-generation-immigrant-parents-mental-health  Immigrant parents often teach only what they’re taught. So how can their first generation children feel seen and su...

Written by: I. McIlvaine Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/questioning-your-sexuality-for-a-second-time-is-possible  When you question your sexuality for a second time, those around you might wonder how that’s possible. But their misundersta...

Written by: S. Rainne Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/how-to-be-a-better-ally  How do you put yourself in someone else’s shoes? We all know the expression, “take a walk in someone else’s shoes,” but how do you make yourself see from so...

Written by: A. Ladha Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/identity/transgender-loneliness-in-eating-disorder-recovery  Eating disorder recovery is different for transgender and non-binary individuals, but care centers don’t always recognize that. How ca...

Written by: C. Beck Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/15-things-you-can-say-to-a-friend-whos-struggling  Want to comfort a friend who’s struggling, but aren’t sure what to say? Here, find a framework for verbally supporting someone, along...

Written by: E. Anter Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/respond-to-self-deprecation  It’s ok to feel uncomfortable when someone else’s self-deprecation goes too far. It’s hard to hear friends put themselves down and feel insecure! In orde...

Written by: S. Chuong Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/why-resilience-can-feel-like-a-dirty-word  When we’re burned out or struggling with our mental health, the last thing we may want to hear about is resilience. When we are told to be...

Written by: A. Montague Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/when-someone-you-care-about-is-suicidal  What should you know when someone you care about is suicidal, and how can you support someone feeling this way? Understand the differenc...

Written by: E. Anter Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/how-to-help-a-friend-someone-struggling  We all know how hard it can be to help a friend who is struggling. It’s not that we don’t want to help or aren’t willing to do the work or giv...

Written by: S. Rainne Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/you-know-someone-in-eating-disorder-recovery-whats-that-mean-for-you Almost 1 in 10 Americans struggle with eating disorders–that doesn’t even begin to account for those who are undi...

Written by: E. Anter Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/dv-ways-to-help-a-victim-of-domestic-violence  It is a sad truth that many people still experience domestic violence, or DV, in this day and age. In the United States, domestic violen...

Written by: C. Beck Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/self-sabotage-self-destructive-behaviors  Nobody wants to be self destructive. Self destructive behaviors come from misguided ideas about how to help ourselves. So if you know someone ...

Written by: R. McDanal Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/be-a-better-listener-active-listening  You may have been there before: your conversational partner has opened up to you with something personal, and you don’t know how to respond. ...

Written by: M. Stanica Website link: https://www.supportiv.com/how-to-help/how-to-recommend-therapy-to-someone-you-care-about  Mental health is something many of us struggle with, so it can sometimes seem like no big deal to ignore. But what can you do whe...