Amanda ChappellGo Set a Conspiracy: Harper Lee and Her Mysterious LifeHarper Lee, born Nelle Harper Lee, is considered one of American Literature’s most notable and important writers, even if she just…Nov 6, 2019Nov 6, 2019
Amanda ChappellHealing is Not LinearImagine me about eight years younger: a tad bit shorter, no glasses or tattoos, poorly done eye makeup. I’m in eighth grade, life is great…Oct 5, 2019Oct 5, 2019
Amanda Chappell8 Books That Accurately Depict Mental IllnessOrdinary People by Judith GuestMay 27, 2019May 27, 2019
Amanda ChappellThe Power of WritingOne of the most effective decompressing strategies, I believe, is to take out a journal and write down your thoughts. Many people believe…Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019
Amanda ChappellConcussions, Young Love, and the Story of a GirlI. I am fourteen years old, a freshman in high school. Fourteen is an impressionable age, I’m still trying to figure who I am and who I…Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019
Amanda ChappellGender Roles, Grief, and Mental Illness in the “Ordinary” American Family: Judith Guest’s Ordinary…While the PTSD-stricken Conrad Jarrett is commonly thought to be the prominent character in Judith Guest’s Ordinary People (1976), there…Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019
Amanda ChappellMy Sexual Assault StorySexual assault is not limited to just rape. You in fact did not rape me, and I am forever thankful that it never got to that point…Apr 16, 2018Apr 16, 2018
Amanda ChappellStitches & LeatherHow could something as lifeless and inanimate as a soccer ball hold so much power in just its stitches and leather?Mar 25, 2018Mar 25, 2018
Amanda ChappellI Don’t Like November.November is a hard month for me, it reminds me of where I was, mentally, last fall. With cuts on my arms, dark thoughts in my head, and no…Nov 8, 2017Nov 8, 2017