![Rape Survivors’ Fragmented Memories Misunderstood by Media](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/01/Feature-3-470x140.jpg?x81652)
On November 19, 2014, Rolling Stone Magazine published a story about sexual assault at the University of Virginia (UVA). The article exposed the brutality of…
![Depression, The Secret we Share](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/01/andrew-solomon-470x140.png?x81652)
In this TedTalk, Andrew Solomon speaks about the thoughts and experiences he had while facing depression, and how this motivated him to interview others with…
![Out of the Darkness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/01/5094734520_9616b64075_o-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Out of the Darkness” is one of the many written pieces featured in a book called FASCInATE – Friends of Alma St Centre Inspiring Action…
![Children Born of Rape Face a Painful Legacy](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/01/Feature1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
A friend of mine once told me that she was the product of her mother’s rape. Staring at her reflection in the mirror, she wondered…
![One day at a time](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/01/substance-abuse-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“One Day at a Time” is a song by The Eagles. The band’s lead singer, Joe Walsh, wrote the lyrics to explain his struggle with…
![The bridge between suicide and life](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/01/BRIDGE-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In his TedTalk entitled “The Bridge Between Suicide and Life” Kevin Briggs speaks about his experience patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, a…
![MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy a Promising Approach for PTSD](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/01/Feature3-470x140.jpg?x81652)
A victim of prolonged physical and sexual torture at the hands of her father, Brenda (name changed) was suicidal for thirty-five years. Her life was…
![The Black Pit](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/01/black-pit-470x140.png?x81652)
“The Black Pit” is one of the many written pieces featured in a book called FASCInATE – Friends of Alma St Centre Inspiring Action Towards…
![Jump They Say](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/01/jump-470x140.png?x81652)
“Jump They Say” written and performed by David Bowie is a song about Bowie’s brother, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and jumped from a building…