Hearing voices is usually considered a sure sign of mental illness, but recent studies suggest that hearing voices is more common in the general population…
Sue K. Green’s poem Dementia Takes Front Stage paints a graphic picture of the pain, loneliness, and confusion that sufferers of dementia go through as…
“Hate me” by musical group Blue October was written by lead singer Justin Furstenfeld as an apology to his mother for all that he put…
Smartphone apps like Tinder, Grindr, Down, Tingle and Snapchat have opened up a new chapter in the complicated world of dating and casual sex. Dubbed…
Sara Berkhimer’s poem speaks to individuals who hear voices as a result of trauma and mental illness. Her poignant words capture the pain, fear, and…
Letters from an Anonymous Addict by Taimoor Sobhan describes the growing problem of drug addiction effecting young children in Bangladesh. This film elucidates this phenomenon…
“For a child that has sensory hypersensitivity, every touch is painful. A hug is perceived as a painful gesture.” So says Yael Ohri, a preschool…
The Ottawa Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience exists in part to establish links between scientific discourse and people interested in mental health. An art gallery they…
In 2012, lead singer and songwriter Chris Daughtry tried to capture the trauma of people who have been kidnapped in his song All These Lives….
Spend five minutes at a park, and soon you’ll hear enthusiastic parents reinforcing their kids with, “you did so amazing” and other statements as a…
Waiting to Unfold is a collection of poems written by Rachel Barenblat describing the joys and challenge mothers experience during their first year of parenthood….
By locking both a large tarantula and a protagonist suffering from arachnophobia in a room together, the filmmaker Juan Jose Arreola attempts to portray the…
In her 2012 TED talk on domestic violence, Leslie Morgan Steiner discusses what she calls “crazy love,” the irrational and often deadly tendency to be…
Developed by Swiss psychologist Charles Koch in 1952, the Baum test is a simple drawing test to analyze an individual’s personality and underlying emotional history….
“After all” by Dar Williams describes her personal recovery from depression. The lyrics depict the cycle of depression; from the initial onset to the final…
About two years ago, I personally came face to face with the suicide attempt of my best friend, Bella. Distraught, she had called to tell…
