Oakland mother turns pain into art on Mental Health Action Day OAKLAND — We don't always get to choose the name we carry, but sometimes, if you're lucky, you grow into it.

Emotional response Art, regardless of the medium (e.g., visual, dramatic, dance, etc.), enables individuals to express themselves in response to their environment. Artistic practice involves self ...

“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable,” activist César A. Cruz said. It is easy to look away from the horrors of society, turn off the TV, and hide behind our privileges.

According to the National Library of Medicine, chronic pain affects one quarter of the US population. These symptoms often lead to a higher risk of anxiety and depression. Chronic conditions are often ...

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In a country where people who have made mistakes are often cast aside, and where emotional pain is rarely spoken about openly, one man is working to change that. Zwelani Ndebele, the founder of Aid ...

The more negative emotions I have, the worse my pain is, and vice versa," she says. Prof. Gustin says this cycle of worsening pain and increasing negative emotions is a common presentation.