![Cabrini Bridge](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/10/mindfulness-II1.jpg-LOW-40x301-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Cabrini Bridge” by Sam Gordon uses beautiful imagery to showcase the power of mindfulness and relaxation. The author’s internal struggles are juxtaposed with the calmness…
![I Am](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/10/dissociative_identity_disorder_by_lily_day-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“I Am” was written by John Clare in 1844 while he was at the Northampton General Lunatic Asylum. Clare suffered from numerous psychological conditions, which…
![Point of Disgust](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/10/img_0076-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Low is a Minnesota indie-rock band composed of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker. Their music often delves into darker themes of regret, guilt, and self-destruction,…
![Twenty-One](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/10/attachment-image-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Like many, when faced with tribulations and life’s numerous problems, Patrick Roche resorts to a creative means of self-expression. He explores healing through a creative…
![Wheat Field with Crows](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/10/Vincent_van_Gogh_1853-1890_-_Wheat_Field_with_Crows_1890-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Vincent Van Gogh painted “Wheat Field with Crows” in Auvers-sur-Oise, on July 1890. It evokes a feeling of loneliness and tumultuous emotions, which is likely…
![The Waking](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/10/Stanley-Spencer-The-Resurrection_-Wakin-up-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Theodore Roethke was a celebrated poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for his book The Waking. Roethke was a heavy drinker and experienced…
![Painting Pain](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/10/TwoFridas1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Frida Kahlo is a renowned Mexican painter, known especially for her striking self-portraits. Kahlo’s paintings defined conventions of beauty and style, making her a voice…
![Anna Who Was Mad](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/10/bowser52_13642290512-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Anne Sexton suffered from bipolar depression, and was treated using techniques that would, by today’s standards, be unsound. Her treatment ranged from the use of sodium…
![Drug Abuse and the Creative Process](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/09/schizophrenia_painting_by_goodgirl94-d4uml5u-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In a 1976 interview, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys reflected on his drug abuse, which was accompanied by a struggle with depression. Through the years,…