comics

I used to hide my dad’s addiction. Now I can talk about it, but I’m still learning how to cope.

I used to hide my dad’s addiction. Now I can talk about it, but I’m still learning how to cope.

Recently, I realized I needed to let go of the weight of this secret

Brianna Gilmartin

April 14

April 14

I used to think I wasn’t like other girls. Here’s why that was all wrong.

I used to think I wasn’t like other girls. Here’s why that was all wrong.

A lot of us are conditioned to be unhappy with the idea of being a woman

Maggie Spear

April 10

April 10

I felt disoriented and lost after being raped. Here’s how I found my way back to happiness.

I felt disoriented and lost after being raped. Here’s how I found my way back to happiness.

I’m not here to tell you what to do or how to feel, but I’d like to offer what helped me most

Elizabeth Beier

April 7

April 7

I have panic disorder. Please stop using the term ‘panic attack’ to describe casual nervousness.

I have panic disorder. Please stop using the term ‘panic attack’ to describe casual nervousness.

Certain sayings minimize the severity of what folks who live with mental illnesses go through

Sage Coffey

April 3

April 3

This vegetable is a perfect metaphor for anxiety

This vegetable is a perfect metaphor for anxiety

There are many types of anxiety, and there are many varieties of this veggie

Diana Schoenbrun

March 31

March 31

I just moved into my first apartment. Living on my own has helped me reach an important realization.

I just moved into my first apartment. Living on my own has helped me reach an important realization.

Moving was both exciting and terrifying; it inspired me to reflect on my college years

Mayya Agapova

March 27

March 27

I used makeup as a shield. Here’s why — and how I learned to stop.

I used makeup as a shield. Here’s why — and how I learned to stop.

Leaving home with a bare face was terrifying at first

Bianca Xunise

March 24

March 24

‘Endometriosis is so much worse than a bad period’

‘Endometriosis is so much worse than a bad period’

My 14-year journey with the illness, in comic form

Lily Williams

March 22

March 22

Something terrifying happened to me. I miss the person I used to be before trauma.

Something terrifying happened to me. I miss the person I used to be before trauma.

I long for the old me, who used to laugh easily

Aimee Pong

March 20

March 20

I thought I had to be skinny to explore my gender identity. Here’s how I learned to dress without fear of judgment.

I thought I had to be skinny to explore my gender identity. Here’s how I learned to dress without fear of judgment.

Society tends to only accept fat women who are feminine and dressed in ‘flattering’ clothes

Maggie Spear

March 17

March 17