![On the Shortness of Life](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/6D0BA655-D548-4544-A8F2-593C6FB74271-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“On the Shortness of Life” was written by Seneca, a prominent Roman philosopher, politician and playwright who lived from 4 BC – 65 AD. In…
![Yellow police jackets lined up and hanging on a clothing rack.](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/maxim-hopman-MupyXf276pk-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Conversations about police accountability, racial justice, and calls to ‘defund the police’ resurfaced in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by police officer…
![Procrastination and Self-Worth Theory](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/008E5FED-6D82-463E-AAB4-99F58973AC92-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Calling procrastination a problem of motivation, lack of willpower or self-agency merely explains a problem by its presenting symptoms and obscures the root cause of…
![Dealing With Grief](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/8C86A062-298D-4335-A4E2-6BA2316F232B-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has always incorporated her own lived experiences into her art, and the song Marjorie was no exception. In Taylor’s latest album, Evermore…
![Beware of Dog](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/81DF0AF1-8B9C-4058-B351-BF27DEA9B3A4-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Nadia Bedzhanova’s directorial debut “Beware of Dog” (2020) follows the lives of 3 people severely affected by mental disorders. The film premiered at the Slamdance…
![Fatherless Son](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/C2F5EFC5-4C95-4CF7-BD19-29BADF1478DB-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“Fatherless Son” is an acrylic painting by Alexander Robinson completed in 2019. The piece appears to be a reflection of how one’s identity continues to…
![Loose measuring tape on a white surface.](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/siora-photography-cixohzDpNIo-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“You know, we used to discharge people if they didn’t finish their first meal here.” That was the response from a staff member at an…
![Freak](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/E986DBD0-5F46-4554-A3C0-6CFFCC81B640-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Swedish pop singer Molly Sandén’s song “Freak” was written by Kevin Högdahl, Maria Smith, Molly Sandén and Victor Thell. The lyrics reflect an internal struggle…
![Healing](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/E51A17A0-DB65-437D-AAE4-C389103BD73F-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Nayo Jones is a spoken word poet and musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a queer black woman, making her intersecting identities a focal point…
![Trauma & Immigration Policy](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/AD2C7405-EB16-4B65-B23A-2BF1D125F7A8-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
In her TED Fellows video, Almudena Toral describes trauma as the “psychological wound that stays after something really terrible has happened to us.” Toral is…