![On Being Just Crazy Enough](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/08/Screenshot-2015-08-25-17.47.01-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Joshua Walters is a bipolar comedian and performer who uses the stage to explore his relationship with madness. In 2011, he gave a short TedTalk…
![When Parental Choices Have Fatal Consequences](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/08/Feature3-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The loss of a child, one of the most painful experiences a parent can go through, is made that much worse when the parent’s own…
![Soften the Fck Up](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/08/Screenshot-2015-08-23-18.22.58-470x140.jpg?x81652)
This short film follows a group of Australian men who have each had their fair share of mental health experiences. The “Soften the Fck Up”…
![Ana's Song (Open Fire)](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/08/Screenshot-2015-08-23-18.15.45-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Ana’s Song (Open Fire)” by Silver Chair describes the personal struggle of the lead singer Daniel Johns’ experience with Anorexia Nervosa. The lyrics depict the…
![Mental Illness: What You See, What You Don't See](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/08/AC-470x140.jpg?x81652)
One in five Canadians will suffer from mental illness in their lifetime. The other four will have a friend, family member, or colleague who will….
![Schizophrenia: Stolen Minds, Stolen Lives](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/08/Screenshot-2015-08-14-10.25.22-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Schizophrenia: Stolen Minds, Stolen Lives, is a short documentary film that describes the lives of a few individuals who suffer from schizophrenia and the scientists…
![Perfect](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/08/Screenshot-2015-08-07-08.38.03-470x140.jpg?x81652)
P!nk’s “Perfect” is an inspirational song that touches on the difficulty of being taught to act a certain way and the psychological stress that accompanies…
![Happiness, A Scary Thing](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/08/Screenshot-2015-08-07-08.26.37-470x140.jpg?x81652)
This poem, written by Colleen Mulroney, describes the constant experience of pain overshadowing happiness. Despite the overall melancholy tone of the piece, she does end…