Art by Carson Vandermade TikTok accounts are not as harmless as they seem; they may be negatively impacting your mental health. A company insider leaked information about how the TikTok algorithm works after the individual was concerned about the algorithm’s push toward triggering content that potentially leads users to engage in self-harming behaviors.The documents the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Why Those TikTok ‘For You’ Recommendations May Not Be The Best Thing For You
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Avenue of Acceptance: How Mental Health and Faith Intertwine
Pictured: Miranda Hall. Photo by Anastasia Condolon Mental illness is never a path someone would choose. But for five Pepperdine students, it's an avenue that has led them on a winding journey as they wrestle with their diagnoses, healing and faith. These three may never fully converge, but all five students have come to terms with their diagnosis and found meaning and … [Read more...] about Avenue of Acceptance: How Mental Health and Faith Intertwine
Pepperdine Cares for Trauma-Stricken Students Amid National Tragedies
Photos by Nicole Spafford A man opened fire in a Texas church Nov. 5 and killed 26 people, just five weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history that killed 59 in Las Vegas. Six days earlier, a man drove a truck into a bike path in Manhattan, killing at least eight and injuring 11 others. These mass slayings came weeks after Hurricane Harvey killed 82 … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Cares for Trauma-Stricken Students Amid National Tragedies
