CHAARG + Mental Health

If you’ve been following CHAARG at all during the month of May, you probably noticed that this month, we joined the movement to speak up about mental health, challenge the stigma associated with [...]

My mom actually recommended First, We Make The Beast Beautiful by Sarah Wilson to me about a year ago after reading a review on the book that said it was a refreshing take on destigmatizing [...]

Attending your first therapy appointment can be intimidating + scary, and there are a lot of misconceptions about what happens in a first therapy appointment. These nerves are completely [...]

I’ll begin by introducing myself. Hello, my name is Aya, I am a Senior Instructor at SoulCycle- you may have taken my class — I’m pretty bubbly + upbeat, wearing a smile or laughing a lot [...]

I have never been one to struggle with my mental health, but college really took a toll on me. Freshman year was one of the hardest years of my life. My best friend + roommate who I had been [...]

My name is Natty + I’m currently finishing out my sophomore year. I’m also the founding Ambassador at West Chester University, which has grown to impact hundreds of girls on campus + I [...]

My mental health journey started at a fairly young age — I began experiencing symptoms of depression as I transitioned from middle school to high school. At the time, I had no idea what I [...]

For as long as I can remember, I felt ashamed of my body. I had been a *chubby* kid growing up, + people at school made sure to let me know that wasn’t okay. In elementary school, they would [...]

My first experience with anxiety was in the eighth grade. I was sitting alone in my house, thinking about school, when my mind started racing. My thoughts began to spiral with stresses + worries [...]

It’s difficult to think back to where my eating disorder started. If I had to pinpoint a time, it was the summer going into my junior year of high school. I worked a lifeguarding job that [...]