Rubi Morgan’s slam poem “Therapist” details the experience of working as a helping professional while managing one’s own mental health. Morgan compares therapists to superheroes,…
Singer-songwriter and producer Laura Les, one half of the hyperpop duo 100 Gecs, writes about her struggle with gender dysphoria through her song “How to…
Misophonia means “hatred of sound” and is defined as a condition in which individuals experience distress and disgust when they are confronted with sounds made…
Killers of the Flower Moon is 2017 a non-fiction novel by the American Journalist David Grann, which is slotted to be released in 2022 as…
Billie Eilish is an American singer-songwriter who has been very transparent about her struggles with mental health, particularly depression. Many of her songs contain lyrics…
When one thinks of Vincent Van Gogh oftentimes his artwork is brought to mind – but what about the man behind the paintbrush? Plagued by…
“Dolphin Boy” is a 2011 documentary by Yonatan Nir, Dani Menkin which follows the story of Morad, an Arab teenager who was brutally beaten some years…
In her TEDxSanFrancisco talk, Justine Musk, Canadian author and the first wife of Elon Musk, shares what makes wounded people tell better stories to create…
Drs. Emily and Amelia Nagoski are twin sisters and coauthors of the book “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle.” The sisters are featured…
“Alchemizing beauty from pain, creativity from chaos.” Fatima Faiyaz, a Pakistani-Canadian artist based in Ontario, is the creator behind the works collectively referred to as…
‘My way’ is a popular song written by Paul Anka and performed by Frank Sinatra in 1969. At first glance, it appears to be a…
The Neighbours’ window tells a story of a mother named Alli who has three children. She has grown frustrated of her relationship with her husband…
Mother Mother is a Canadian Indie rock band from British Columbia. Their new album Inside was released on June 25, 2021. Certain things are better…
Roshanak M. Heravi is a Toronto-based painter, muralist and artist. She received her BFA from OCAD university and her work is influenced by Cecily Brown, Picasso…
Joanna Levesque, professionally known as Jojo, is a singer, songwriter, and actor who’s recently released project, “Trying Not to Think About It,” which highlights her…
Guy Winch is a psychologist, writer and TedTalk speaker from London, England. In his Ted Talk “How to fix a broken heart”, Winch explains how…
When, in early 2018, Britain’s Manchester Art Gallery took down a 19th-century painting by John William Waterhouse “Hylas and the Nymphs” in an attempt to show…
Affective touch is a particular type of gentle caress that is crucial for social bonding and the forming of early attachments, activated by the nervous…
TRIGGER WARNING: Eating Disorders Every 62 minutes, someone dies as a direct result of an eating disorder (ED). EDs are complex mental illnesses with physical…
Canadian author A. J. Vrana’s debut novel, The Hollow Gods, follows the intersecting paths of three characters: Miya, a maladjusted, floundering university student who yearns…
