![The Making of a Murderer](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/ANFeature-470x140.png?x81652)
In 1993, when Robert Thompson and Jon Venables from Liverpool, England were both 10 years of age, they killed a two-year-old boy. Thompson and Venables…
![Pokémon GO a Promising Tool for Children with Autism](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/AN1-_-Feature-1_preview-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Released in July 2016, interactive video game Pokémon GO was a huge hit with adults, even though the brand was largely associated with children. Countless…
![Rain](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/rain-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The third stanza of Mary Oliver’s poem Rain, outlines the moment the author’s family discovers her uncle’s suicide one rainy day. The verse is all…
![Dangerous Eating Habits Enhance Sports Performance](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/VB1-_-Feature-1_preview-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
As profiled by the media during the Summer 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, doping is a problem that continues to plague sporting…
![Living with a Mental Disorder](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/alexander-possingham-282185-470x140.jpg?x81652)
This short video featured on the Buzzfeed YouTube channel displays several people who come forward to express how they experience mental illness. These brave people…
![Coping with the Passing Thoughts](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/young-heavy-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Heavy” by Linkin Park featuring Kiiara was released in early 2017. After the suicide of the lead singer in July of this year, one can…
![Surprising Side Effect of Parkinson’s Drug: Compulsive Creativity](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/TL3-_-Feature-1_preview-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
In 2014, Ingrid Hauff was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), a degenerative disorder that attacks the nervous system, leading to speech impairment, loss of control…
![Vision of a Ghost](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/Roselyn-Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
William Blake, an English poet and artist of the Romantic era, experienced visions throughout his life. Blake’s visions often contained religious themes and imagery and…
![Annabel Lee](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/henry-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Edgar Allen Poe’s “Annabel Lee” was his last poem before his death. Having lost many important women in his life, he frequently wrote about the…
![A Message to the Depressed](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/11/Amanda-feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Sky Williams is a Youtube personality who primarily makes video game content. In this video, he sends a message to his following by sharing his…