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The painting “Scream” by Edvard Munch was created in 1893. The painting was created with the intention to represent human disorder in the mind. Through…
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Tanya Markul’s short poem Eleven is a reminder that we are not alone in our struggles. As it goes: The pain that made you the…
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What if you could interact with a therapist, learn new skills to improve your well-being and gain access to information that would normally be learned…
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May is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) awareness month. BPD is a serious mental illness characterized by rapid mood swings, extreme fear of abandonment, unstable self-identity,…
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The song Sober by Demi Lovato highlights her struggle with substance abuse and recovery. Substance Use Disorder is characterized by frequent, heavy use, and physical…
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Marissa Indoe is an artist from Ontario, Canada. In her early teenage years, she unfortunately lost her father to suicide, leading her to develop major…
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Click here to view our podcast channel! Trauma Report writer Lotus Vu speaks with Psychologist Albert “Skip” Rizzo, Director for Medical Virtual Reality at the…
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The poem “Withdraw all Notions of Love ” by Tionné Polin is about the concept of love and relearning how to love one’s self. The…
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Children all over the world are victims of online sexual exploitation, and over 200 million children worldwide are victims of sexual abuse. As a result…
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Brian Little is psychologist who specializes in personality and motivation. In this TedTalk given in 2016, Little talks about the flexibility of our personality and…