Seamus Kirst
Articles by
Seamus Kirst
Buying The Bridge To The Ivy League
What about exceptional students of less means who don’t get in at all?
There And Back Again: Why I Gave Up Alcohol At 22
If I didn’t stop drinking, I was going to wind up taking my life, either intentionally or accidentally.
Let’s Make It Simple: I Am Mentally Ill
I was recently at a dinner with two friends, when we began discussing mental illness and mental health treatment.
A Nation Mourns A Suicide, But Will It Then Forget?
When someone commits suicide, the person is deemed crazy and selfish. Yet there is often a lack of perspective on what could lead a person to feel so utterly hopeless and alone that they would take their own lives.
All The Goodbyes I Have Said In My Lifetime
To friends, when words have been spoken too quickly in anger or actions have been taken without proper thinking and you just have that instantaneous unquestionable feeling that you will never be able to fix what you once had.
We Have Been Taught To Apologize, But Not To Forgive
At first, it began with apologizing for honest mistakes. I said sorry when I spilled a drink, or said I was sorry for bumping into someone.