Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Stereotypes are almost never helpful, and when it comes to the mental health of thousands of people, there’s really no good reason to keep them around. We’re doing better with destigmatizing mental illness and mental health treatment, but as these 14 stereotypes illustrate, we still have an awful long way to go. 14. Once Hollywood...

There’s been an effort in recent years to de-stigmatize mental illness in general, which is fantastic. We’ve come a long way in talking about depression and anxiety, and with normalizing talking therapy, but when it comes to some mental illnesses, the stereotypes are still going strong. That’s definitely the case with these 16 illnesses, and...

Meme lists can seem like they’re a dime a dozen, but honestly, there’s no better way to start, interrupt, procrastinate, or end your day, am I right? They’re just so relatable, so made to give us the giggles, and both of those are things we desperately need in these dark days. If you’re up for...

I don’t know if scientists say that chuckling is the best way to wake yourself up in the morning. But while it might not be better than a cup of coffee, it’s definitely more fun than meditating or exercising before the sun comes up, don’t you think? If you agree, sit down with that steaming...

As someone who is married to a man with ADHD, and was not prepared for what that would mean over the course of years, I can tell you that ADHD is absolutely more than just not being able to focus or sit still. There are so many people who live with atypical brains, who have...

Most of us don’t write longhand letters anymore. The only time we send something in the mail is when we’re issuing an annual Christmas card, or perhaps if we have occasion to send invitations or thank you notes after a big life event. That doesn’t mean we don’t communicate in writing, though. Emails often take...

There are so many things that just are in our lives. We never stop to think about them much; they work, they don’t offend or annoy or trouble us, and so we don’t question it. We write our letters or pay our bills or send our holiday cards once a year, and every time, we print...

If you thought that the only people who misinterpret songs and lyrics are little kids, well, think again. Adults do it, too, because like all art, sometimes the true intent behind the words of our favorite songs are only truly known to the people who create them. And collectively, we all fell in love with...

If you need one more reason to love shrimp (you don’t), here the shells come, ready to help our wounds shine just a little bit faster. I think even Bubba Gump would have to add something to his list of things that make shrimp amazing for this, don’t you? We’ve known for awhile that the...

There are people who spring right out of bed, ready and willing to greet another day with a smile. Then there are the rest of us, and I gotta say, waking up is hard to do. And while coffee or a quick walk with the dog can go a long way toward shaking yourself awake...

Not just the trucks, but behind-the-scenes of the whole company! Now more than ever, we appreciate the people who work hard to deliver our food, packages, medicine, and anything else we could imagine having land at our doorstep within days (or even hours). But what goes into becoming a UPS driver? What are their days...

It’s that time of year again – the time when you really appreciate all of the delivery drivers who make Christmas possible. That goes double for Christmas in 2020, when no one wants to go anywhere they don’t have to, but we all are in need of more than a little bit of cheer. But...

As human beings, we like to think that the people who make our food have our backs. We also like to think in the case that they might not, we have government agencies that will slap them on their wrists and save us from the gut aches that could have ensued. To know that’s not true,...

People dismiss students all the time, like because they’re still learning that they don’t know a dang thing. The truth is that people who are currently studying something are not only primed to come up with answers to hard questions, they’re also often coming at a situation with fresh eyes. And regardless of whether or...

People love reading horror stories. We love scaring ourselves silly with horror movies, we read horror novels, and people like Stephen King and Alfred Hitchcock have made literal livings making people pee their pants with fright. So many of us listen to true crime podcasts and watch the “murder shows” like Unsolved Mysteries. That said, most...