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18 posts tagged "Depression"

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South Park’s surprisingly accurate portrayal of depression

Gabriel Zarazua | Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Depression is a difficult topic to discuss. There are different levels to it. What may seem severe depression to one person may be just general sadness to another. However, with all of us being in college, I feel we have all had those waves of sadness at one point in our lives. Where we want

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Thanks for the rainbows

Evan McKenna | Friday, May 13, 2022

I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder last month. I start with that not for the shock factor or for the sympathy, but because I can’t imagine another way to begin. Whether I like it or not, my experience with mental illness has colored my college experience in innumerable ways.  This was especially true my

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‘Extending a hand to conversation’: Saint Mary’s religious studies professor reflects on first book

Crystal Ramirez | Monday, February 7, 2022

Assistant professor of religious studies and theology Jessica Coblentz recently released a book titled “Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression” — which focused the harrowing realities of life with depression from a Christian theological perspective. Initial dissertation research and reactions When asked what initially inspired her to write her book, Coblentz

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An organized mess

Show Some Skin | Thursday, May 6, 2021

Beep Beep Beep! My alarm goes off. I reach for my phone to turn off my 7:50 a.m. alarm, the one that rings Monday through Thursday except it is not 7:50 a.m. It is 8:05 a.m. Somehow, I must have instinctively snoozed my alarm, more than once, because I don’t remember it going off the

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Rat race of productivity

Oliver Ortega | Tuesday, December 3, 2019

At the start of the semester, I wanted to do everything. and be everything — an A+ grad student, a kick-ass instructor, a student group leader, a superstar columnist, a standout part-time receptionist, an exemplary community volunteer and a jiu-jitsu and weightlifting phenom — all while still having the time and energy to kick it

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Wonder

Ben Testani | Thursday, November 21, 2019

I wonder what death feels like. The thought crosses my mind for the hundredth time. Maybe I am on the way to my ethics class in CoMo, or finishing a shift in Loftus or even eating at halftime of a football game. It never seems to matter. The idea is never far from my mind.

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New mental health program to support students at Saint Mary’s

Gina Twardosz | Thursday, August 29, 2019

Saint Mary’s announced on Aug. 12 a new health and wellness program “YOU at College,” which is designed to help students anonymously find resources and support for academic, mental and physical health related problems. The program was created by the company Grit Digital Health. Karen Johnson, vice president of student affairs, said in an email

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Choosing joy

Show Some Skin | Thursday, January 31, 2019

I do not, and probably never will, identify as an optimist. I find cynicism comforting to my anxiety about the future: I’m either right about failure or pleasantly surprised by success. I look for the bad in myself and the future, because at least if I fail, it isn’t surprising. This is not my best

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Tolstoy on suicide

Pedro Dominguez | Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Leo Tolstoy had everything a man can desire, with the exception of one thing. His parents were members of the Russian aristocracy. He was a prodigious student, and of course, became a literary icon. He married, had a family and lived in a comfortably large estate. His works received countless accolades and by the time

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Theology on Fire sheds light on depression

Maeve Filbin | Wednesday, September 27, 2017

As Mental Illness Awareness week approaches with the first seven days of October, Lorraine Cuddeback, a post-doctoral scholar in Notre Dame’s Theology Department, used her installation of Theology on Fire, “Responding to Depression: Theological Insights and Pastoral Practices,” to address the topic of depression.  Cuddeback specializes in the field of Catholic Social Tradition, which can

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