![Up-hill](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/18AB66C4-E990-4D54-99E0-6DF6979E0422-470x140.png?x81652)
Through her poetry, Christina emphasizes the idea that the upward progression of the soul is not an easy process. Distractions and doubts can weigh a…
![Anil Seth, Consciousness, Reality, Hallucinations, TED talk, Neuroscience, Psychology, Schizophrenia, Perception, Brain](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/D5578107-FC14-4064-BE79-70D5F01BAC1F-470x140.png?x81652)
In a research lab at the University of Sussex, neuroscientist Anil Seth and his team are trying to answer the age-old mystery of science and…
![Homeless Gospel Choir, lyrics, depression, alienation, loneliness, lost](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/3C06512B-80CA-425D-8968-581C4B64D5D7-470x140.png?x81652)
Creating a safe-space where punks from all walks of life comes together to sing songs was the goal of the protest punk band the Homeless…
![Two women sitting against a dirty wall smoke cigarettes](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/Feature-2-470x140.jpg?x81652)
While the COVID-19 pandemic has affected people worldwide, it has deeply impacted those dealing with substance addictions. Experts have consistently reported a pattern of addictions…
![Depression, Feelings, Emotions, Watercolour, Expression, Mental Health, Art, Images, Cope, Elianne, Painting](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/144B9284-C8F9-4862-9AF3-578EC4F6883F-470x140.png?x81652)
Art can be a useful method of expressing emotions that are difficult to convey through words. Elianne is able to do this in her artwork…
![Words, Poem, Poetry, Depression, Seasonal Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Winter, Mental Health](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/F8BCE3A6-3526-48E6-8C77-8A4B8A495DAE-470x140.png?x81652)
December, though widely known as a time of joy and celebration, is also a time when seasonal depression sets in for many. Winter Song for…
![Video, coping, mental health, depression, healing, hope, psychology, stigma](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/6753E41F-D090-4A6A-B82B-AA7640F38F5F-470x140.png?x81652)
This video by The School Life titled ‘How to Get Out of a Despairing Mood’ expresses why imagination is impaired during a despairing mood, such…
![Loneliness, Relationships, COVID, Quarantine, Isolation, Conflict, Cope, Mental Health, Communication, Divorce](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/F30F668F-6743-4C23-9F69-6DDEE711EFF5-470x140.png?x81652)
“Marriages are struggling, the stress of on and off lock downs, financial issues and spending tons of extra time together is actually driving some couples…
![NDRVAW, violence, women, abuse, awareness, support, trauma, mentalhealth, national, remembrance](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/doug-kelley-ydUG5wMk6q4-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
December 6th marks 31 years since 14 women were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal University, simply because they were women. As a consequence of this terrible…
![stalking, violence, relationship, harassment, crime, mental health, victims, justice](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/Feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The obsessive pursuit of another has been romanticized in novels like Wuthering Heights, vocalized in song lyrics filled with dejected passion, and dramatized by famous…