A conversation about our mental health
UC Berkeley was always a distant star in my universe.
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Thanksgiving tunes: Gobble up this delicious playlist!
Fear not, readers. I’m not crazy like the rest of the United States. I acknowledge that it’s way too early to be listening to holiday music, but it isn’t too early to be listening to one particular holiday’s music — Thanksgiving.
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4 things to do with your family this Parents’ Weekend
Whether you take them to San Francisco or to all of your classes, we hope you and your family have a great weekend together at UC Berkeley!
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Reconciling with traumas in childhood: How do we transform negative family experiences?
During a late-night talk, one of my younger friends cried while talking about her family. She told us that her parents struggled with their marriage while she was little, causing her to first develop a strained relationship with her dad and later become estranged from her whole family. She felt
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On becoming my mother
Off the Beat
In high school, I was unremarkable in all the usual ways: insecure, stressed and embarrassed. I was embarrassed of everything about myself — my style, my thoughts, my lack of athletic abilities and, of course, my mother. I grew up in Massachusetts, amidst a sea of fast-walking students fast-tracked for
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Families are not escape plans
Off the Beat
It feels odd to write my goodbye to Berkeley without having graduated yet. Next semester I will be braving the forces of an East Coast winter and moving to Washington, D.C. as part of the University of California, Washington Center internship program. My job search, much like other areas of
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Ways to dodge awkward conversations at the Thanksgiving dinner table
Being grilled can be uncomfortable, so it’s perfectly OK to spread the love and throw another family member under the bus. This way, a relative still gets to know about the lives of the younger members of the family, and you will get a momentary reprieve.
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To disclose or not to disclose
Growing up in my family, privacy was key. The rule of thumb was that your problems were yours alone and that they should be handled as such.
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‘Christopher Robin’ presents charming trek through Hundred Acre Adulthood
Most of the time, the elaborate kingdoms we concoct as children don’t survive the voyage to adulthood; the fantasy worlds soon become mere memories, if that. “Christopher Robin” explores a different fate for these universes.
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Michael Arceneaux talks sexuality, religion, race in ‘I Can’t Date Jesus’
“I Can’t Date Jesus” leaves room for the reader to wonder just how much personal insight into one another we can be expected to give and receive.
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