Addiction is often described as something physical, but Maria Mastay’s poem Addiction reveals how deeply emotional and psychological the experience can become. Rather than focusing…
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Besser van der Kolk is a popular book about the…
The Foo Fighters are an American rock band founded by Dave Grohl. In 2022, the Foo Fighters lost one of their members; drummer Taylor Hawkins…
According to the Geneva Academy, there are more than 114 ongoing armed conflicts across the globe. Many associate armed conflict with physical danger and death,…
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/paaubjddjbngrh7c/Natalie_Podcast_1.mp3 As social media grows, our connections to the people we see on screens continue to deepen. The term “parasocial relationship” has been spreading through…
Dissociation and its associated disorders: derealization, depersonalization, and dissociative identity disorder (DID), exist alongside a spectrum of both psychiatric disorders and mundane experiences. It is…
The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh is a world-renowned post-impressionist painting and arguably one of the most recognizable works in Western society. This painting…
Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts is a book about reproduction, law, myths, and the historical mistreatment of Black bodies across institutions, systems, and…
During the 20th century, the green revolution transformed agriculture, ushering in new technologies that dramatically boosted food production. Among these advancements, pesticides became a staple…
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hksiyb43nsry8psj/Niemat_Podcast_1.mp3 As AI tools like ChatGPT become part of everyday life, more people are turning to them for advice, comfort, and even therapy. But can…
Rupi Kaur is an award-winning Canadian poet and illustrator who has written several books. Some of her most prominent works include milk and honey, the…
In January 2025, Norway published the largest cohort study to date exploring the relationship between gambling disorder (GD) and suicide mortality. Led by researcher Joakim…
One of the most renowned living artists to come out of Japan, Yayoi Kusama needs no introduction. Her work, often coming in the form of…
A resurgence of thin-biased, toxic norms is fueling a new wave of body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, and a rising global prevalence of eating disorders. Eating…
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kijqi2c584c9ntpe/Amanda_Podcast_2_-_2025-06-03_602_PMabo0y.mp3 In this episode of the Trauma and Mental Health Report’s podcast, contributing writer Amanda Fernandes interviews Dr. Stephen Lewis, Associate Professor in psychology and…
The Crowded Room (2023), a television show on Apple TV, is inspired by real events, following Danny. A man navigating life with dissociative identity disorder….
“Clean” by Taylor Swift is a song from her fifth studio album. While the album is often framed as a collection of party anthems, “Clean”…
Aging is accompanied by a great many challenges. New research highlights a crucial connection between mental and physical well-being. It demonstrates how addressing trauma can…
WARNING: This content includes spoilers for Part II of the video game and any subsequent seasons of the HBO television show. In Part I of…
In this episode, Trauma and Mental Health Report writer Adrian Parham interviews Dr. Jeffrey Wardell, associate professor at York University and director of the Behavioural…
