Neko Case knows of what she sings. Here she performs one of the tracks from her unflinching new album, The Worse Things Get, The Harder…
In 1993, in Merseyside, England, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were charged with the abduction and murder of 2-year-old James Bulger. Bulger had been abducted…
Paralympic athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins, wants to change the way you think about amputees. She has a dozen pairs of prosthetic legs, each…
Music by Bloody Valentine. Singer Bilinda Butcher expresses and confronts the abuse she faced in childhood.
Grace (Brie Larson) is the head supervisor of Short Term 12, a group home for displaced and troubled teens. “You are not their parent, you…
Music by Joy Division. This song can be interpreted as being about Curtis’ failing marriage, which was largely brought on by his affair with another woman….
Music by Sufjan Stevens. The album cover is a reference to the work of schizophrenic artist, Royal Robertson. The album’s thematic and formal content reflects…
It is almost impossible to imagine the realities endured by victims of ritual abuse: multiple abusers with systematic motives, coordinated with the sole purpose of…
Detail By Carol Es, her work is personal and based on childhood trauma. http://esart.com/lowdown/my-story/ link to Carol’s own story
By Carol Es, her work is personal and based on childhood trauma Her Story: http://esart.com/lowdown/my-story/
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) contribute to many deaths each year, and can lead to the development of secondary mental health problems. The Centre for Disease…
At its worst, depression can be a frightening, debilitating condition. Millions of people around the world live with depression. Many of these individuals and their…
Sylvia Plath makes use of dark and grim imagery to capture “loneliness”. She suffered from depression most of her life. Her experience is often reflected in…
In October of 2013, the College of Physicians in Quebec, Canada, ordered doctors to stop performing virginity tests on women. Remarkably, it took a formal…
Since the rise of Positive Psychology in the late 1990s, the quest for happiness has become a quasi epidemic. Motivational speakers ask that we eliminate…
An “experiment” around reactions to domestic violence. Reminiscent of Kitty Genovese.
Wild Mood Swings, by Tim Noble and Sue Webster, a double self-portrait of the couple.
I recently received an envelope of photos from my mother; each image came with a story. My daughters’ favourite turned out to be one about…
