Thirteen Reasons Why

Sometimes the news isn’t as straightforward as it’s made to seem. Juliette Virzi, The Mighty’s Associate Mental Health Editor, explains what to keep in mind if you see this topic or similar stories in your newsfeed. This is The Mighty Takeaway.  On Tuesday, TIME Magazine released its annual top 10 list of fictional characters. Among characters like [...]

“13 Reasons Why” has stormed the nation with a captivating story of a girl who takes her own life and leaves behind 13 tapes explaining how each person contributed to her death. Unfortunately, Hannah never received help. The show was often graphic and many argue it reinforced the stigma around suicide instead of lessening it. [...]

Editor’s note: If you experience suicidal thoughts or have lost someone to suicide, the following post could be potentially triggering. You can contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “START” to 741-741. When I was 17, I tried to kill myself. When I woke up the next day, I was not just alive, but also [...]

Back when I was 18 and struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts, I decided to read a very recommended, very raved young adult novel called “Thirteen Reasons Why.” The vast majority of reviews on Goodreads (the popular social network in which you can rate and review books) were positive, and they emphasized how heartbreaking and [...]

Editor’s note: If you experience suicidal thoughts or have lost someone to suicide, the following post could be potentially triggering. You can contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “START” to 741-741. The new Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” is based on the book by Jay Asher, and follows high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan [...]

Editor’s note: If you experience suicidal thoughts or have lost someone to suicide, the following post could be potentially triggering. You can contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “START” to 741-741 “You can’t stop the future. You can’t rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret… is to press play.” — “Thirteen Reasons [...]

The mini series version of Jay Asher’s book, “Thirteen Reasons Why,” has come out on Netflix (“13 Reasons Why”). It has been long anticipated, as the best selling young adult novel has been a favorite among many since 2007. However, the story has never sat quite right with me. For background, I am someone living [...]