Mental Health Stigmas

Courtesy of the Nami Site Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a condition characterized by difficulties regulating emotion. This means that people who experience BPD feel emotions intensely and for extended periods of time, and it is harder for them to return to a stable baseline after an emotionally triggering event. This difficulty can leadContinue reading “Mental Health Stigmas”

Mental Health Mondays: Socratic Method Could Radically Improve Your Mental Well-Being.

by Jon Hawkins This is what happens when you start to ask questions. The Socratic method is predicated on asking questions. It takes our assumptions and enters them into a dialogue. It involves critically asking about those presuppositions, to discover whether they are in fact true. It asks questions like: According to Socrates, this methodContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: Socratic Method Could Radically Improve Your Mental Well-Being.”

True Crime Sundays: Idaho murders: Key details we know and what we don’t in investigation of student killings

By Misty Severi I t has been two weeks since four college students were killed in an off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho , yet no suspect has been identified, leaving law enforcement puzzled over the murders. Police suspect that the attack, which occurred Nov. 13, was targeted based on evidence discovered at the crime scene, although it is unclear which of theContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Idaho murders: Key details we know and what we don’t in investigation of student killings”

What DNA Found at Idaho Murder Scene Could Reveal About Killer

BY MATTHEW IMPELLI  Amid the mystery surrounding the murder of four University of Idaho students last week, Newsweek recently spoke with some forensic DNA experts to discuss clues that could be found to help police identify a possible suspect. On November 13, officers with the Moscow Police Department in Idaho responded to a residence near the university’s campus and discovered that fourContinue reading “What DNA Found at Idaho Murder Scene Could Reveal About Killer”

Opioid Crisis: Mother Accused of Using Children to ‘Mule’ Fatal Fentanyl

An Albuquerque mother who allegedly concealed a deadly dose of fentanyl inside her children’s luggage has been charged with a federal drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Magdalena Silva Banuelos, 46, was indicted on distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death. According to court documents, sheContinue reading “Opioid Crisis: Mother Accused of Using Children to ‘Mule’ Fatal Fentanyl”

Travel Thursday:

There’s A Little-Known, Fascinating Train Park In Idaho And You’ll Want To Visit As you drive into the small town of Lewiston in northern Idaho, there is one thing that will immediately catch your eye: Locomotive Park. This little-known park is a fascinating place to visit for train enthusiasts, history buffs, and individuals of allContinue reading “Travel Thursday:”

Mental Health Mondays: What Relationships Look Like With Untreated BPD

by Zachary Phillips I am currently being treated for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Thankfully the treatment is working; my general functionality, mood, and relationships are all improving. I have now learnt how to manage, maintain and grow positive relationships, as well as how to appropriately handle the symptoms of BPD when they arise. This certainly wasn’tContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: What Relationships Look Like With Untreated BPD”

True Crime Sundays: Casey Anthony Blames Her Father for Daughter Caylee’s Death: ‘He Took Her from Me and He Went Away’

In her first on-camera interview, Casey Anthony makes several explosive claims about her daughter’s death. By Steve Helling for People Magazine Casey Anthony is finally speaking out — and placing the blame for her daughter’s death squarely on her father, George Anthony. Anthony, now 36, is telling her version of events on Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies,Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Casey Anthony Blames Her Father for Daughter Caylee’s Death: ‘He Took Her from Me and He Went Away’”

How Idaho Police Ruled Out Roommates as Suspects in Gruesome Murders

Story by Matthew Impelli As police continue to investigate the gruesome murders of four University of Idaho students, the victim’s roommates have been ruled out as suspects. “At this time in the investigation, detectives do not believe any individual at the residence, when 911 was called, is involved in this crime,” the Moscow Police Department said in aContinue reading “How Idaho Police Ruled Out Roommates as Suspects in Gruesome Murders”

Opioid Crisis Friday: British dad, 40, killed by lethal dose of fentanyl on family trip to Disney World.

Story by Francesca Edwards  A British father died on a family trip to Disney World in Florida after ingesting poisonous fentanyl. An inquest into his death at Maidstone County Hall heard how he was rushed to hospital where his condition rapidly deteriorated. He died shortly after. Just two milligrams of the deadly substance are neededContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: British dad, 40, killed by lethal dose of fentanyl on family trip to Disney World.”