![A person walks away, disappearing into a tunnel of white light.](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/01/Feature-2-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Physician Maxwell Cooper presents the case of a young man struggling with PTSD after years of torture. During one torture session the man recalled the…
![No Sleep](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/01/4ADD73DA-925B-4173-82E2-F1033FE3A195-470x140.png?x81652)
In his current body of work, Mark Gagne expresses depression, anxiety and isolation. What makes his artwork unique is that he has struggled with mental…
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Click here to view our podcast channel! Our methods of relating to others have shifted as we manage the new norms of a world in…
![Portia Nelson, Hole in my sidewalk, Transformation, Change, Growth, Self-reflection, Self-discovery, Responsibility, Poem, Mental health](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/01/2C7740AB-10B4-444E-AEC6-46A7E3721685-470x140.png?x81652)
“There is a Hole in My Sidewalk” is a poem written by Portia Nelson that beautifully describes the stages of transformation in a simple and…
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Psychologist Susan Pinker sheds some light onto the secret of living longer in her TedTalk. Pinker emphasizes the importance of social relationships and face to…
![Art, Images, Trauma, Death, Grief, Healing, Ojibwa, Indigenous, Northern Ontario, Seven Fallen Feathers](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/01/42CB0A69-D36A-41F1-8724-A08725E3DA92-470x140.png?x81652)
Christian Morrisseau is an Ojibwa artist and the father of one of the seven indigenous students whose lives were taken in Thunder Bay. His painting,…
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As we put 2020 behind us, it comes as no surprise that it was a very busy year for conspiracy theorists. We heard everything, from…
![The Four Agreements](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/01/175CD0F0-12E2-4B50-9162-A79466D1CB26-470x140.png?x81652)
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, written by Don Miguel Ruiz, is a short book based on ancient Toltec wisdom that advocates…
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From the moment it begins—with its weaving echoes and the ritualistic rhythm of a beating drum—Goodbye draws the listener into its hypnotic, otherworldly pull. The…
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WOMEN’S MARCH: December 6th is the International Day of Remembrance and action on Violence against women in response to the Ecole Polytechnique Massacre. While reflecting…