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Dr. Jennifer Poole gives a Ted Talk about Sanism. Sanism is something that many of us do not intentionally participate in. However, it can have…
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Spinning Out is a new 10-part Netflix original series revolving around the family life and professional aspirations of figure skater Kat Baker (played by Kaya…
![Out of Bounds, video, anxiety, trauma, mental health, Aspergers, agoraphobia, OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, friend, fear, loss](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/03/D0999F0C-F9C1-4541-B561-E0919182FAA2-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“Out of Bounds” is a short animated film created by Viktoria Piechowitz in 2014 by The Animation Workshop in Denmark. The film highlights a young…
![Nightmares, Night terrors, Trauma, PTSD, dreams, Dream completion, Healing, Mental Health, Control, Trauma](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/03/32806C36-0033-4048-95E0-731D9BB3F433-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
The video entitled “Dream Completion Technique”, speaks about ways to stop and prevent nightmares and night terrors, especially in trauma survivors. In the general population,…
![mental health, depression, suicidality, survival, happiness, management, inspiration, exercise, coping skills, mental illness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/02/1CDA0FCE-C0BE-4B83-B763-F2B76251FB6C-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Jake Tyler has lived with depression his whole life. In April 2017, after contemplating ending his life, Tyler realized that he needed help. He recognized…
![Trauma, foster care, homeless children, Storyboard Project, Mental Health, mental illness, documentary, Mira Zimet, youth, healing](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/01/842EB754-88C8-48E7-9132-D24EC4973CCE-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Mira Zimet is a visual storyteller and an award-winning documentary film maker. She founded the Storyboard Project, an award-winning documentary web-series about foster youth who…
![Making Stress Your Friend](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/02/Ayca-feb-470x140.jpg?x81652)
We often view stress as detrimental to our health and work on reducing stress in our lives at all costs. However, what if we changed…
![Mental Health, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Cheating, Infidelity, Romance, Trauma, Guilt, Shame, Intimacy, Desire](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/12/58DC609D-084C-40B4-B2C1-B3A601D0CF75-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Esther Perel, famed psychotherapist and relationship expert, gives a talk on infidelity and the trauma that comes along with it. Author of several best-selling books,…
![To the Bone, Anorexia, Lily Collins, Marti Noxon, Netflix, Mental Health, Mental illness, Video, Coping, Therapy, Recovery, Advocate](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/11/A134E5AB-AC27-42CD-BF36-C74ACF333ADF-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“To the Bone” is a dramatic film that was created, written and directed by Marti Noxon. The series was released and distributed by Netflix in…