![How Life Influences Art](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/03/A68BD9FE-AF6B-405F-9658-4FCEF226C68F-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Louis Wain was born in 1860 in England and became known for his anthropomorphic drawings of cats. Initially, the drawings were created to amuse his…
![The logo of the Trauma and Mental Health Report Podcast: A brain with a microphone close to it](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/04/article-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Trauma Report writer Sharon Bae speaks with Carleigh Sailon, program manager of the Criminal Justice Services at the Mental Health Centre of Denver, who helped…
![Boys Like Me](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/03/2702BB42-77EB-4188-96EB-66C74294CBDC-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
When Ellen Chloë Bateman set out to work with Evan Mead, it was for the Autism and Dating Project. However, their story had to take…
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“You have to have thick skin.” Joanne (name changed) is a woman and an apprentice in a male-dominated trade union. She has already experienced many…
![More Than Words: The Power of Spoken Word Poetry](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/03/FE66B999-1A5E-482B-8E1C-0F7BB1D124F2-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Poetry can provide comfort and boost mood during grief, trauma and stress. The use of metaphors, words and rhymes help make sense of the world…
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In this episode, Trauma Report writer Alyssa Reddi speaks with Lindsey Hall, an eating disorder advocate and award-winning blogger. Having recovered from an eating disorder…
![Embracing Sadness in the Pursuit of Happiness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/03/0F33C890-A403-4203-83F7-77D37F1F5719-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Dr. Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University, hosts The Happiness Lab, a podcast that intends to alter perceptions of happiness through the sharing…