Posts by Marie Shanley

Ideas to fight loneliness during the holidays by cultivating community events

By Marie Shanley · Nov 20, 2023 · Expert Content, Support

Feeling lonely is never great. Feeling lonely around the holidays can be overwhelming and doubly upsetting. Every image you see implies that everyone around you is having a better time…

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Video Games, Moral Panic, and Scapegoats Through the Years

By Marie Shanley · Jan 29, 2021 · Support, Video Games

As a society, we often seek to find an explanation for things that are new or that we don’t understand. This explanation often, and unfortunately, takes the form of a…

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Understanding Aqua’s Depression in Kingdom Hearts

By Take This, and Marie Shanley · Feb 4, 2019 · Support, Video Games

“Just let go of everything and fade into the darkness.“ “Is there any point in continuing this fight?“ “No one can save you. And no one wants to.“ -Aqua, Kingdom…

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What Kingdom Hearts Taught Me About Handling Mental Illness

By Take This, and Marie Shanley · Oct 8, 2018 · Support, Video Games

“Yeah, there’s darkness inside me, just like you said. But darkness is my enemy! And you are, too, for making everything around here reek of it!“” -Riku, Kingdom Hearts 2.5…

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How Depression and Anxiety Led Me To Build a Community

By Take This, and Marie Shanley · Mar 1, 2018 · Support

I’ve been suffering from depression for as long as I can remember. I wasn’t truly diagnosed until I was nineteen and in college (where I could get free counseling). But…

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Ideas to fight loneliness during the holidays by cultivating community events

Video Games, Moral Panic, and Scapegoats Through the Years

Understanding Aqua’s Depression in Kingdom Hearts

What Kingdom Hearts Taught Me About Handling Mental Illness

How Depression and Anxiety Led Me To Build a Community