![I felt a Funeral, in my Brain](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/10/brain_and_machine_darkroom_enlarged_by_jacobchapman-d7pmpl9-_-Deviant-Art-470x140.jpg?x81652)
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain is a poem written by Emily Dickinson. It is thought that Dickinson is comparing her mental health to…
![When a Sibling Dies by Suicide](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/10/Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“As far back as I can remember, Michael was always good at being silly. He could make me laugh harder than anyone. He was very…
![Get Through a Bad Week](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/10/photo-1475137979732-b349acb6b7e3-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In this short visual lecture, Dr. Mike Evans gives his two-minute advice for getting through a difficult day or week. Evans recommends engaging in simple…
![Personifying Eating Disorders](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/10/3967455172_5b27628bae_b-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“What’s eating you alive, might help you to survive” The Ted Leo and the Pharmacists song “Me and Mia” describes what it’s like to live…
![Terrible Passions of Humanity](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/10/1024px-Van_Gogh_The_Night_Cafe-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Vincent Van Gogh’s 1888 piece, The Night Café, is perhaps not as well-known and celebrated as his Café Terrace at Night, but proves a fascinating…
![Healing from Loss](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/10/2425327323_5374f1837c_b-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905 – 2004) was an American poet who is recognized for her first and perhaps only poem “Do Not Stand at My…
![Police Lack Training to Deal with Mentally Ill People](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/09/Feature-_-AM3-470x140.png?x81652)
On March 4, 2016, Devon LaFleur, a 30-year-old struggling with bipolar disorder, went missing. His father contacted law enforcement to notify police of his son’s…
![Make Happy](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/09/Bo-Burnham-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Make Happy is the most recent comedy special by actor/comedian/musician Bo Burnham, and is Burnham’s commentary on the social structure that the “social media” generation…
![I Wanna Get Better](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/09/Jack-Antonoff-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“I Wanna Get Better”, performed by The Bleachers, is a song about singer Jack Antonoff’s personal experiences with grief, depression, and renewal. Through lyrics like, “I…
![Perpetrators of Violence](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/09/Leon-Golub-_-Cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Leon Golub’s powerful paintings present visual images of man’s inhumanity to man, abuse of power, violence, and war. Painted more than thirty years ago, his…