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“The Road Not Taken” is a classic poem written by Robert Frost and published in 1916 in his collection Mountain Interval. It is often misinterpreted…
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One evening, while out for drinks at a bar in downtown Toronto, a friend of mine, Jason (name changed for anonymity), a resident and actor…
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This Ted Talk by Susannah Temko talks about the shame and prejudice associated with the intersex community. Drawing from her own experiences Temko explains how…
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Click here to view our podcast channel! In this episode, Trauma Report writer Emma Bennet speaks with Ashley Rose Murphy, an ambassador for the Canadian Foundation for…
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Has overthinking become more prominent due to the increased time we are spending isolated with only our inner monologue as company? Willow Smith, professionally known…
![Depression, Loneliness, Art Therapy, Hope, Sad, Mental Health, Coping, Melancholy, Expression](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/09/C73E7DA5-759D-41F4-B563-D2CAE462942F-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Janelia Mould, a photographer based in South Africa, specializes in shooting surreal concept images that tell a unique story. Her series Melancholy — A Girl…
![Depression, anti-depressants, coping, loneliness, mental illness, poetry, treatment, words, Jane Kenyon, American poet](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/09/F623E89F-7853-496C-BC1F-2F8B34E6D1B2-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Jane Kenyon (May 23, 1947-April 22, 1995) was an American poet and translator. She is known for her works that are characterized by simple, spare…
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Before COVID-19 arrived on American soil, there wasn’t much curiosity about how the growing epidemic could collide with another well-established one, one which had been…
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In his poignant TED Talk, writer and lecturer Andrew Solomon weaves together tales of courage and triumph, including his own childhood struggles, to deliver a…
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The song “Listen Before I Go” by Billie Eilish has been criticized by fans to be a very sad and depressing song. Mainly due to…