Bianca Andreescu took the tennis world by storm back in 2019, winning the Rogers Cup at age 19 — the first Canadian to do so in a half-century — and defeating Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open.
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Journalists are taught to keep themselves out of the story. But when I was rushed to the hospital on May 12 with a possible heart attack, I became part of the story of a hidden mental health problem for LGBTQ people: grief.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And while there has been some lip-service paid to that designation, there has been little national or community outreach about it. What little discourse there is has centered on the most common mental illnesses — depression and anxiety.
But how about grief and its impact on our psyches? What does it mean to be in a community constantly dealing with the grief of losses tied inextricably to our status as LGBTQ people coping with attacks on our personhood from legislators, the Republican party and sometimes, our own families? Hate crimes and the killings of trans and queer people often leave us with grief that is ongoing. In November there was a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub, Club Q, in Colorado Springs during a drag event.
I didn’t have a heart attack. I had a heart “assault.” I was diagnosed with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, commonly referred to as Broken Heart Syndrome. Broken Heart Syndrome is a condition that can cause rapid and reversive heart muscle weakness. The main trigger for Broken Heart Syndrome is grief, but it can also be brought on by fear and extreme stress.
According to medical data, Broken Heart Syndrome occurs in about 2% of people who visit a provider for a suspected heart attack. Its symptoms mimic a heart attack. Treatments include heart medications, anti-anxiety drugs, stress management and cardiac rehab.
It wasn’t until I was talking with my cardiologist at the hospital that I realized it was the exact six-month anniversary of my wife’s
Bianca Andreescu took the tennis world by storm back in 2019, winning the Rogers Cup at age 19 — the first Canadian to do so in a half-century — and defeating Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open.
LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs last year.Sharon Robinson, 40, of Brooklyn, appeared in federal court on Wednesday to face four counts of transmission of threats in interstate commerce.A grand jury found last week that there was probable cause to charge Robinson, who allegedly called four separate businesses on December 8 and threatened to shoot up the establishments.Robinson allegedly used several anti-gay slurs in her messages, leaving a voicemail at one business saying, “They might shoot your bar up next you faggoty homos, you sodomites.”She allegedly told another business owner, “They want to shoot you next faggot. You homosexuals. You big faggots.
. Danielle and Nick met in the pods on season 2 of and went on to get married on the show.But in August 2022 the pair announced they were divorcing after less than two years of marriage.
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release of an advisory on social media and youth mental health. “The answer is that we don’t have enough evidence to say it’s safe, and in fact, there is growing evidence that social media use is associated with harm to young people’s mental health.”The advisory notes that social media use by young people is “nearly universal,” with up to 95% of kids between 13 and 17 years old reporting that they’re on at least one platform.
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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Malin Akerman may be starring in a new televisions series. The “Billions” actor exclusively tells me that she recently shot a pilot for a dark comedy that addresses suicide. It was written by her husband Jack Donnelly. For Akerman, who plays a therapist on the show, mental health issues hit close to home because her mother struggled with depression for most of her childhood. The experience inspired Akerman’s work with On Our Sleeves, an organization that helps families talk about mental health. “It was up and down with my mom, as it is with depression,” Akerman says. “Sometimes she went real dark and we didn’t see her for days. She would lock herself in her room. And sometimes she was the best thing since sliced bread. And that was so much fun. She’s such a great person. I feel for her. I feel for anyone who struggles with depression.”
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The Iron Lady, and her numerous television credits include episodes of Black Mirror and Killing Eve. But despite her success, Roach remains keenly aware of the impact that being in the public eye – not to mention dealing with the constant risk of rejection – can have on actors’ mental health.
In an exclusive first, James Middleton has offered a raw and emotional insight into how he battled the darkest days of his life which left him unable to communicate with his family and how he credits his beloved dogs for saving him. Ahead of his appearance at Goodwoof dog festival in Chichester this weekend (May 20-21) and in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week, James, 36, opened up about the challenges he has faced and how he has used his experiences to provide support for others in his work as an ambassador for the charity Pets As Therapy.
Denise Welch emotionally opened up about her mental health struggles, including postnatal depression, as she appeared on Good Morning Britain. The Loose Women panellist, 64, reflected on how she experienced postnatal depression following the birth of her eldest, The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, as she discussed the long he later wrote about her struggles, titled She Lays Down.
Princess Catherine gets in on the fun during a visit to the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust on Tuesday (May 16) in Bath, England.