Category Archives: NAMI

You Should Be Watching You’re the Worst

By Terri Schwartz The television landscape is currently an embarrassment of riches, with more quality TV on the air (and streaming!) than any person can reasonably keep up with. That’s why it might have been easy to miss You’re the Worst, an ensemble comedy set in Los Angeles that premiered on FX la …

TEDx seeks to engage Georgetown community on risk taking through new format

TEDx Georgetown On Oct. 24, the fifth annual installment of TEDxGeorgetown will be held in Gaston Hall, consisting of talks by Georgetown students, faculty, and experts in a variety of fields about the challenge of being “Risk Takers,” as part of the TED’s initiative to bring their forum for ideas t …

Ecological Systems Analysis

Discussion: “Revisiting the Virginia Tech shootings: An Ecological Systems Analysis” Alexis Bird & Rebecca Graham Instructions: Work with your assigned partner to complete the worksheet below. Post your final worksheet on one partner’s blog, with both names, for class comments and discussion. 1. Wor …

Disabled man forced to crawl off plane after being left with no wheelchair

This post was originally published on this site Flying back home from an event where he had advocated for accessible transportation, a man with cerebral palsy had to crawl down the aisle to his wheelchair after United Airlines failed to provide him with assistance. “Humiliating” is how D’Arcee Neal …

Demonizing Food

One of the less-examined areas of addiction is food addiction. It is estimated that eight million Americans have an eating disorder–seven million women and one million men. Celebrities with eating disorders include Elton John, Princess Diana, Nicole Richie, Jane Fonda, Joan Rivers, Britney Spears, a …