by jaclynyaredgrandrapids | Aug 28, 2020 | Blog, Jaclyn Yared Grand Rapids
Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint is framed as a joke, and one centered around the idea of a traditional Yiddish schlemiel-style character recounting their sexual exploits to a psychiatrist in a way that sears and satirizes American society. Dated sexual politics...
by jaclynyaredgrandrapids | Aug 15, 2020 | Blog, Jaclyn Yared Grand Rapids
One of the most important things to recognize about mental illness is the fact that we all know someone who struggles with mental health problems. Far too often, we consider mental health only in the context of its most extreme examples, namely, in its many...
by jaclynyaredgrandrapids | Aug 7, 2020 | Blog, Jaclyn Yared Grand Rapids
In recent years, the NFL has been forced to finally get serious about concussion avoidance, and for good reason. A lack of action on this subject left countless football players subject to the ravages of CTE, a devastating condition that leaves the brain with severe...
by jaclynyaredgrandrapids | Mar 15, 2020 | Blog, Jaclyn Yared Grand Rapids
Once upon a time, big hits ruled the NFL. Look back at the biggest hits and hitmakers of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and you’ll see some of the most brutal moments in the history of the sport laid out by some of its top enforcers. Names like Jack Tatum made a name for...
by jaclynyaredgrandrapids | Feb 15, 2020 | Blog, Jaclyn Yared Grand Rapids
One of the most hard-won declarations of civil rights of the past two centuries has been the emergence and emancipation of women as complete equals to men. That being said, while women continue to fight for equality in the workplace and beyond, one area in which they...
