Have you ever felt like you needed help with something — managing your mental health, coping with stress, or dealing with a difficult situation — but struggled with the idea of asking for it? Chances are, you answered yes. And […]
Mental Health
Your mental health matters. One in five youth suffer from mental illness and a staggering 85% go untreated. LGBTQ+ youth are especially vulnerable. Free2Luv is committed to ending this epidemic through the arts, education, and conversation. We successfully provide safe spaces and tools for youth to thrive, express themselves creatively, become more confident and compassionate, and turn their pain into power and purpose.
We are here to support you on your mental health journey with resources designed to inform and empower you. Check out our most popular mental health articles “Understand Anxiety and Discover 7 Tips to Manage It” and “What Does Depression Feel Like“. Know that you are not alone and reaching out for help is a sign of strength. We are here for you every step of the way.
“There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen.” — Helen Frankenthaler Have you ever found yourself doodle sketching in the blank areas of a paper? Drawing shapes, patterns, squiggles, or characters while taking notes or […]
Someone I Love is High Risk For COVID-19. Here’s How I Cope. My son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis on his one month birthday. Of course, he’d had it all along. It was written in his genetic code the moment […]
We’ve been dealing with the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic for over a year now. At one point, more than 300 million Americans — 95% of the US population — were under shelter in place or stay at home orders […]
Thanks to COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus, we’re all too familiar with quarantines, shelter-in-place orders, and social distancing. Many schools workplaces closed, causing a major departure from our typical day-to-day lives — and we still don’t know how long the […]
Over a year into the pandemic, we’re still hearing a lot of news about Coronavirus and COVID-19. Ongoing efforts to adjust to the virus have changed our daily lives, and anxiety is normal. There’s a good chance that your school […]
Some people say that anxiety isn’t real, that “it’s all in your head.” If you suffer from anxiety, you may have experienced someone saying this to you, and you probably felt dismissed and maybe even felt alone questioning your own […]
Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, suicidal ideation … these are all real issues our youth face. With one in every five youth suffering from a form of mental illness, mental health is an issue that needs our attention. If you […]
We all know the feeling: you see a friend’s gorgeous vacation photo, and even while you’re appreciating that amazing beach sunset, you’re asking yourself “how do they manage to take so many trips?” Same goes for the endless social media […]
I’m Sean Martin – guitarist, vocalist, audio producer, writer, former Airborne Infantryman, and PTSD survivor. Growing up, I played basketball and soccer in school, but I also had several artistic endeavors, including musician, playwright, and actor. I enjoyed singing in […]
I am Gen Z and I’m stressed out. It’s a fact that older generations tend to lump anyone younger than them as millennials. But I’m here to tell you that this is wrong. Gen Z is totally different than millennials, […]
I’ve struggled with depression ever since I was a kid. I remember feeling like I never fit in, that I was drastically different than those around me, and that it wasn’t as easy for me to be happy as it […]
Understand Anxiety and Discover 7 Tips to Manage It A woman sits in her car parked outside her office building. She’s been working there for a few years, and she’s good at her job; she knows everyone in the building, […]
Discover Depression Symptoms, Thoughts, and How to Help “When my walls are crashing downWhen my feet can’t touch the groundAnd when I scream but there’s no soundAnd I wonder what will happen nowThat my walls have crashed down.” These lyrics […]
Meet Brandon. His journey with mental illness began when he was 19-years-old. His story may sound familiar to something you or someone you know is experiencing. When I graduated high school, I was the happiest kid on the planet. It’s […]