by Dana Koptleuova Competing with a Star Student Sibling: How I Learned Not to Compare Myself Living in the shadow of successful siblings is tough on anyone’s confidence. For years, that was my reality as I grew up with sisters who excelled academically and socially while getting praised by everyon

This series features current students living through the youth mental health crisis. These are their perspectives on school mental health as high school students in the U.S. This interview was between the Neolth team and a college student who would like to remain anonymous. Trigger warning: this int

This series features current students living through the youth mental health crisis. These are their perspectives on school mental health as high school students in the U.S. Mikey Ezeani (he/him) and Seth Davis (he/him) are students at SUNY New Paltz in New York. Mikey holds many leadership po

by Yasmeen Salha College is a time where there are millions of things being thrown at you from different directions. Maintaining one's grades, mental and physical health, and social life along with other commitments can be extremely tedious and often overshadowed. Students seek out all

by Bryan Nguyen Do you ever get that feeling that you are swamped with so many tasks during the week and so little time? One day you are at school, the next day you have work from 9 AM to 5 PM, and the cycle just repeats throughout the week with only a few days off, if any. My life has been at tha

This post was written by Cupertino High School student, Lina Youn. Lina is part of a project to remove the stigma surrounding mental health in the local community. Neolth partnered with Cupertino High School students to expand this project. “How are you?” It’s a question we’re all very familiar w

This post was written by Suhaas Vaddadi, a teenager currently studying at Cupertino High School in Cupertino, California. Suhaas is part of a project to remove the stigma surrounding mental health in the local community. Neolth partnered with Cupertino High School students to expand this project. O

This series features young people who are working towards a better mental health landscape in the U.S., many of whom are involved with Neolth's Student Mental Health Ambassador Program. Arbaaz Karim is a Gen-Z mental health entrepreneur from Plano, Texas. He is the founder and CEO of The World is

This post was written by one of our Student Mental Health Ambassadors, sharing their personal experience with mental health. They've chosen to remain anonymous. It wasn’t a big deal, they muttered. And it wasn’t. She knew that it wasn’t something to panic over, that it wasn’t something worth her ti

Health at Every Size (HAES) is a weight-neutral approach to health. Other indicators than weight, such as blood glucose, etc., are used to measure a person's health. Some people who live a HAES lifestyle may lose weight, some may stay the same weight, and others may gain weight. HAES promotes that p

In higher education, many extracurriculars, friend groups, interests, and majors can result in exposure to completely different college experiences and cultures. The major a student chooses has a very large effect on their college experience, friends, and of course their career. I am a former Aerosp

The first time my skin broke out into pimples was in college. Juggling classes and extracurriculars, my mind was always running and thinking of what to do next. My skin reacted the way it did as a response to the constant stress I was in. Surprisingly, as a Psychology major I should have been takin

by Ada Collins Identity can be connected to mental health in diverse and complex ways. How you are perceived by others affects your perception of yourself, and this view can be damaged by a variety of factors specific to your location and the mindset of the people around you. Growing up in an overw