The 4 Steps to Calming Down
Below is a paper I wrote for a summer class I am taking at Stanford University that I wanted to include here on Alifea! I hope it is...
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Stanford's Women's Soccer Goal Keeper and Team Captain Katie Meyers, 22, Dead by Suicide
On March 1st, 2022, Stanford University's women's soccer goalkeeper and team captain Katie Meyer was found dead by suicide by her...
National Eating Disorder Awareness (NEDA) Week: Things to Remember
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According to The Journal of the American Medical Association, 37% of alcohol addicts struggle with at least one mental disorder, and...
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