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Brittany Beck: Completely and Totally Faking It

March 8, 2019

In the middle of a school day, science teacher Brittany Beck passes out in her classroom, leading her to reflect on what got her here.

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In Science Education, Psychology Tags Brittany Beck, teacher, anxiety, mental health, Math for America, Season 9, family

Kate Greathead: Escaping My Anxiety

August 10, 2018

Author Kate Greathead sets off on a cross-country drive to escape her anxiety.

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In Psychology, Social Sciences Tags Kate Greathead, anxiety, mental health

Ali Mattu: Speechless

January 6, 2017

As a child, psychologist Ali Mattu suffers from paralyzing social anxiety.

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Tags Ali Mattu, psychology, anxiety, social anxiety, exposure therapy, childhood, school, phobia

Ali Mattu: My Brother the Trekkie

January 8, 2016

Psychologist Ali Mattu didn't know what he wanted to be as a kid, but his older brother helped him find inspiration in Star Trek.

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In Psychology Tags Ali Mattu, psychology, anxiety, childhood

Deena Walker: Just Like My Sister

March 17, 2014

When anxiety begins to overtake her, biology student Deena Walker begins to worry she'll end up just like her mentally ill sister.

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Tags Deena Walker, family, season 4, mental health, anxiety

Ben Lillie: The Impostor Heart Attack

December 12, 2010

For Ben Lillie, the terrors of grad school found expression in a form that no one had warned him about.

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Tags Ben Lillie, Story Collider founder, grad school, anxiety, Season 1

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