By Sylvia Plath Tulips is among Plath’s poems that deal with her experience with depression. Plath committed suicide in 1963—she was 30 years old. …
With his painting Guernica, Picasso meant to depict the trauma—both physical and psychological—of the Second World War.
Leonard Cohen’s life long struggle with depression permeates into many of his songs and poems—Avalanche is but one instance of the artist meditating on such…
Professor Glen D. Wilson explores the relationship between mental illness and creativity. How strong is the link and how can we explain it? Is it…
Powerful portraits of women with addictions, living in the east side of Vancouver. See additional images: http://worldwidegreeneyes.com/category/heroines/ Photographer: Lincoln Clarkes
In this animated RSA Short, Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really…
The content of this song was based on a true story: following the experience of a boy named Jeremy who underwent emotional trauma, likely had…
Music By: The National The National’s music can be interpreted in many ways. In this particular song, they capture feelings of pain and emotional discomfort—resonating…
Kiyoshi Yamashita, considered to be an ‘autistic savant’, was a Japanese outsider artist who spent much of his life wandering as a vagabond throughout Japan.
A powerful piece about the suicide of Tyler Clementi whose roommate secretly filmed him with another boy and posted the film on-line in 2010. The exposure…
