#LifeIsArt: An Interview With Sian Trombley
Sian Trombley is the founder and curator of the non-profit project “Life Is Art,” also known as the L.I.A Project. She is making a huge difference to end the stigma around mental health. Partial...
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College Volunteer Helps Save Lives at Suicide Hotline
Eight in ten people considering suicide give some sign of their intentions, according to Mental Health America. Some people will make comments like “You’d be better off without me.” Some people abuse substances. Others...
Pro Skateboarder Brian Anderson on Coming Out and His Vision For Kindness
Thrasher Magazine’s Skateboarder of the Year, Brian Anderson, is best known for taking incredible risks during competitions and on the streets. But he took one of his biggest risks yet last fall when he...
An Inside Look at the #KindMonsters Movement
Last year, Born This Way Foundation and Mattel’s Monster High partnered to create #KindMonsters! Together, we work to spread the message of kindness and acceptance through the launch of our Monster High Doll...
#OwnYourPride: Spreading Self-Love Through the Screen
#OwnYourPride. This hashtag, created by L.A. Pride, is a simple means of expressing acceptance, compassion, and self-love. Social media is undoubtedly a medium of unparalleled power, but how we choose to utilize that power...
Ugly Food Needs Love Too
They say that every dollar you spend is a vote for the world you want to live in. As consumers, we have a responsibility to shop more consciously. Buying groceries is no different. Americans...
Tackling Childhood Hunger with Supper Sacks
One in five children in Michigan experience hunger, an issue that has become a global epidemic. Kids’ Food Basket is a nonprofit organization serving nearly 7,500 kids each weekday in West Michigan. It hopes...
Beyond the Pages of Grammy and Me
I was never the child who said she wanted to be a princess or an astronaut growing up, but instead, I told people I wanted to be an author. I always liked to read...
Amazing Spelled Backwards is Still Amazing
Mental illness is no laughing matter. According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 out of 5 people in the U.S.suffer from mental illness. Having anxiety, depression, or any other form of mental illness...
Making Kindness Contagious
A banner that read “Make Kindness Contagious” transmitted that vision into Mayor Tom Tait, inspiring him to run for mayor of Anaheim, California, on a platform of kindness. Establishing kindness as fundamental to the...