![Mental Illness with Ink](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/05/where_they_writhe_by_inextremiss-dacx8zn-470x140.jpg?x81652)
For “Inktober,” artist Shawn Coss uses black ink to depict severe mental illness. His works of art represent the inner difficulties that those with these…
![Freak](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/05/5-Miles-Out-Web-_-Richard-George-Davies-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Julie Everson uses writing to help manage her struggles with borderline personality disorder. Creating poetry is important to her personal healing—allowing her to share her…
![Firefighters Fight Stress as First Responders](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/AC5-_-Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
We tend to think of firefighters saving lives as fires tear through homes or forest land. What many people don’t know is that firefighters are…
![Gasping for Calm](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/05/calm_by_weroni-d6g1mdp-470x140.jpg?x81652)
With evocative words set to a hauntingly beautiful melody, the song “Breathe Me” by international recording artist Sia reveals the internal struggle of feeling overwhelmed:…
![A Ship Without a Rudder](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/05/Harbor-Web-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Most people are familiar with Edvard Munch through his classic work The Scream. What some may not be familiar with is the fact that Munch…
![Killed by the Dark](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/05/SC-_-Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Killed by the Dark” is a poem by Ricky Silva, an inmate in solitary confinement at Florida State Prison serving a life sentence. Silva has…
![Brain Stimulation Device Powers Healing](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/Stefano_Costa_Article1_Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Promising new treatments for neurological disorders are looking to transform disease management through neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to alter its structure and function to adapt to…
![Meaningful Prison Reform](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/05/Prison-Wall-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Dan Pacholke is the former Deputy Secretary of the Washington State Department of Corrections—and a well-known prison-reform visionary. Throughout his career, he has helped correctional…
![Beam Me Up](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/05/mess_me_up_by_weroni-Cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Artist P!nk wrote the song “Beam me up” about a close friend who lost her young child. The lyrics reflect on her friend’s grief and…