“For me it was Huckleberry Finn, starring Elijah Wood. I was reeling for weeks. The feelings I felt toward the boy in the movie were…
“If it is hard to feel, it is hard to heal.” Steve Haines is a creative story teller who explores the science of a complex…
“Reach” is an award-winning short film from India about depression, anxiety and fear. Reach focuses on the life and experience of one individual who experiences…
On December 11, 2020, the Canadian House of Commons voted unanimously in favour of MP Todd Doherty’s motion calling on the federal government to establish…
Demi Lovato recently released a mini docu-series on YouTube called “Dancing with the Devil”. This four-episode documentary dives deep into Lovato’s recovery and the events leading…
At times, individuals might make sacrifices to please others in hopes of being liked and accepted. However, being a “people pleaser” might come with crossed…
We live in a society that is obsessed with thinness, which often shows up under the guise of “health” and “fitness”. So, when we overeat…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption in virtually all workplaces. For many, the workplace has merged with the home, as social distancing has necessitated remote…
Orthorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by a persistent preoccupation with the ‘quality’ of food, resulting in severely restricted eating and a strong need…
Lewis Capaldi wrote the song ‘Before You Go’ about an incident that happened in his own family. His aunt had taken her life at a…
Click here to view our podcast channel! In this episode, Trauma Report writer Eleni Neofytou speaks with renowned speaker and author Dr. Gabor Mate about…
“The only guilt I feel is the manufactured cliché guilt that society thrusts upon people who have weird kinks.” Wilson (name changed for anonymity) has…
Francisco De Goya is a Spanish painter who is known to have two significant periods of paintings. The first being portraits and cartoons and the…
Najwa Zebian is a Lebanese Canadian educator and activist based in Ontario. She is famous for her creative writing and poetry. At the age of…
In 2014, the Trauma and Mental Health Report met with Kevin Healey, a mental health advocate, to discuss his experiences with hearing voices from an…
Listen in on an episode of “Other People’s Problems” and it may feel as though you’re prying, possibly even intrusive and uncomfortable. That’s because you…
Have you ever wished for an escape from your own mind? Bailey Jordan is a realism artist who incorporates themes of mental health into her…
A Harvard report found that physician burnout has become a public health crisis. They define physician burnout as “a condition in which physicians lose satisfaction…
The poem “I am Not a ‘Strong Black Woman’” was written by London- based Activist and Creative Ayesha Charles. In this piece, she challenges the…


