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How We’re Building Better Mental Healthcare

Recovering from depression or anxiety is difficult. Unlike other illnesses, patients cannot be prescribed a miracle medication that…

5 min readJun 30, 2020

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How We’re Building Better Mental Healthcare

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Why I Co-Founded Prairie

CW — I talk a lot about depression in this piece. I also talk a lot about where I think mental healthcare is bad. That said, if you are…

5 min readJun 15, 2020

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What to Know About Self-Injury

(Trigger warning for non-specific, non-graphic mentions of self-harm and suicide)

4 min readFeb 28, 2021

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What to Know About Self-Injury

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How to Make Sense of Your Pharmacogenetic Test Results

(This post is part of a series explaining pharmacogenetic testing with Prairie, including its benefits and the specific genes that are…

5 min readFeb 19, 2021

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How to Make Sense of Your Pharmacogenetic Test Results

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How To Fight Loneliness and Improve Your Mental Health

Many Americans are dealing with loneliness and isolation, and this is not a recent trend. In 2018, a report by Cigna found that nearly…

4 min readFeb 7, 2021

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How To Fight Loneliness and Improve Your Mental Health

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6 natural remedies for depression

Depression can make you feel helpless, and it doesn’t help when conventional treatment options sometimes appear confusing and expensive…

3 min readFeb 1, 2021

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6 natural remedies for depression

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The Genes Examined in Prairie’s Genetic Tests

There are a variety of reasons to undergo genetic testing: screening for hereditary conditions, discovering ancestry, and — in Prairie’s…

5 min readJan 21, 2021

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The Genes Examined in Prairie’s Genetic Tests

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Stress or Anxiety? Here are 4 ways to tell them apart

Ugh, I’m so stressed out from watching that movie! I need a vacation!”

4 min readJan 21, 2021

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Stress or Anxiety? Here are 4 ways to tell them apart

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What I Wish I Knew Before Starting on Antidepressants

My mental health journey began at an early age. I struggled with undiagnosed depression and anxiety without the support of a therapist or…

6 min readDec 28, 2020

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What I Wish I Knew Before Starting on Antidepressants

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5 Misconceptions About Antidepressants

A psychiatrist’s perspective on the common misunderstandings about these medications for mental health.

4 min readDec 17, 2020

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5 Misconceptions About Antidepressants

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