![Depression, Words, Mental Illness, Grief, Loneliness, Coping, Sadness, Anxiety, Stress, Mental Health, Poem, Poetry](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/David-July-cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Uninvited Guest” is a short poem by Vicky from Family Friend Poems that captures the depths of depression and the helplessness one may feel when…
![Misdiagnosis All Too Common for Women with Autism](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/feature-image-copy-470x140.jpg?x81652)
After twenty-eight years of being “dragged through the system,” Emily Swiatek was finally diagnosed with Asperger’s, a branch of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). For Emily,…
![Japanese suicide forest, aokigahara, suicide, pain, coping, death, mental illness, depression, grief, prevention, history, loss, Azusa Hayano, VICE, documentary, Mount Fuji](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/Old-Amanda-Cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
This VICE documentary on the Aokigahara Forest, otherwise known as the Japanese “suicide forest,” follows Azusa Hayano, a geologist, who studies the plantation at the…
![adulthood, Childhood, depression, Healing, Mental Health, Recovery, Sexual Abuse, suicide, survivor, trauma](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/riana-July-cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The song “Never Too Late” by Three Days Grace tells the story of someone who was sexually abused as a child and how the effects of this…
![art, artist, image, mental health, mental illness, anxiety, Judith Villanueva, NAMI OC, awareness, fundraiser](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/Mollia-July-cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Many artists are taking to Instagram and other social media platforms to do their part in supporting individuals struggling with their mental health. “Santa_ana_dreamin714“, the…
![Poem, poetry, art, words, coping, emotions, Rupi Kaur, mental health, loss, grief](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/Umbrella-melancholy-web-cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Rupi Kaur is a Canadian poet, feminist, activist, and spoken word poet. She is best known for her acclaimed debut book “Milk and Honey.” Each chapter in…
![When Doctors are At-Risk for Suicide](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/feature-1-pic-illia-article-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
They had known each other well enough in the early days of medical school, when they were students studying well into the night. After graduation,…
![Mental Health, mental illness, video, psychology, positive psychology, happiness, science, recovery, TED talk, Healing](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/Happiness-Emma-July-Cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In this TED Talk featuring psychologist Dan Gilbert, he discusses humans’ ability to synthesize happiness. Gilbert introduces a cognitive system referred to as “the psychological…
![Anxiety, Depression, Bereavement, Music, Psychology, Sounds, Symptomology, Paranoia, Insomnia, Mental Illness, Trauma](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/Little-Talks-Courtney-July-cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The captivating lyrics of the song “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men are a hauntingly beautiful depiction of how anxiety and depression can impact relationships. The sentences from the female’s…