![Poet, Max Ritvo, Memories, Sunshine, Fish, Grief, Loved Ones, Four Reincarnations, Passing, Remembering](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/10/kristina-tripkovic-nwWUBsW6ud4-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Grieving anyone in life is challenging. This holds to be especially true when you lose a close loved one. The late poet, Max Ritvo shed…
![Mental Health, Generational Trauma, healing, poem, reflection, trauma recovery, resilience, wounds, Wendy Thompson Taiwo, battle](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/10/melissa-askew-8n00CqwnqO8-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In this poem by Wendy Thompson Taiwo, the weight of generational trauma, carried for over three decades, is tangible. Wanting to shed this burden, not…
![Discussing Big Questions with Little Kids](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/10/aaron-burden-6jYoil2GhVk-unsplash-2-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Debates about the meaning of life and the nature of art are not conversation topics we would typically expect of children. But research at the…
![picture, image, Edouard Manet, painting, masculinity, violence, men, bullfighter, art, mental health, toxic, men, gender roles, artwork, drawing, well-being](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/10/image-from-rawpixel-id-3284399-jpeg-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Édouard Manet is a renowned French artist of the 19th century. He challenged artistic conventions and embraced subjects that were often controversial or unconventional. His…
![Suicide Prevention, BoJack Horseman, Suicide Awareness, Poem, Arts and Culture, Media, television series, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Then View from Halfway Down](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/10/dan-meyers-hluOJZjLVXc-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The popular television show BoJack Horseman incorporates themes of mental health and suicide prevention into its characters’ lives. The View from Halfway Down was a…
![Dr. Krystina Patton, Self-compassion, IFS Therapy, Psychotherapist, Naturopathic Doctor, Care Circuit, Trauma, Mental Health, Therapy, Emotions](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/10/vladislav-klapin-Cpt41kSUu40-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Why is self-compassion important, and what are some specific practices and steps that you can use to increase feelings of self-compassion? In these insightful videos,…
![Is Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy Revolutionizing Treatment of Depression?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/10/national-cancer-institute-BDKid0yJcAk-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
With the development of new neuro-technology and emerging research on the function of the brain, treatment of mental illness has improved immensely to target symptoms…
![Image, trauma, violence, immigration, refugees, United Nations, Punche, Latin America, forced displacement, natural disasters, war, left behind.](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/10/map-of-the-world-1005413_1280-470x140.jpg?x81652)
RefugiArte is an initiative of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) aimed at raising awareness about the experiences of immigrants and refugees forced to leave their…
![E42: Trauma Recovery is not One Size Fits All: Interview with Babette Rothschild and Vanessa Bear](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/10/Podcast-Image-470x140.jpg?x81652)
On this episode Trauma and Mental Health writer Jasleen Ghuman talks with Babette Rothschild and Vanessa Bear to discuss the topic of trauma and recovery…