“No one comes running for young boys who cry rape” – Kevin Kantor, “People You May Know”. Anthony Edwards, an American actor and director, widely…
On a recent trip to South Beach, Miami I was walking along a strip of shops called Lincoln Road. Taking in the energy of those…
At the beginning of 2018, Pop star Lady Gaga cancelled the last ten dates of her “Joanne” world tour due to severe pain. The singer…
Your child is unable to eat, drink, talk, use the bathroom, or make eye contact with others while at school. But at home, she relaxes…
When she was a young girl, Danielle (name changed) was recruited into domestic sex trafficking from her long-term foster home. She was only able to…
In 2017, a father from Victoria, British Columbia, pleaded for his 15-year-old daughter to seek rehabilitation for an opioid addiction. He was terrified that by…
In June of 2018, The World Health Organization released the 11th version of The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). For the first time, Gaming Disorder…
After twenty-eight years of being “dragged through the system,” Emily Swiatek was finally diagnosed with Asperger’s, a branch of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). For Emily,…
On November 7, 2016, the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario reached a settlement with a juror diagnosed with vicarious post-traumatic stress disorder. The…
Ryan Pettigrew is a Colorado native who spent eight years of a 12-year prison sentence in solitary confinement. Struggling with bipolar disorder as a teen,…
Florence Leung of British Columbia, Canada went missing on October 25, 2016 while struggling with post-partum depression. Less than a month later, her family discovered…
A new study on lizards has found that, when exposed to stress, their responses can be passed down genetically. Scientists now believe there may be…
Diana Flacks, along with producer Rosie Fernandez, investigate the long term psychological effects of keeping family secrets in their new CBC Radio podcast, featuring an…
New evidence that ketamine, an anesthetic medication, might be effective in treating depression is leading to increased research on the drug. What’s significant is the…
As pornography consumption has increased in the past few decades, so has fear surrounding its potential harm on relationships. But, does pornography have a negative…
My friend Jim is that guy who is good at everything. Graduating university with honours, he owns his own business, and has so many hobbies…
In 1993, when Robert Thompson and Jon Venables from Liverpool, England were both 10 years of age, they killed a two-year-old boy. Thompson and Venables…
Released in July 2016, interactive video game Pokémon GO was a huge hit with adults, even though the brand was largely associated with children. Countless…
As profiled by the media during the Summer 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, doping is a problem that continues to plague sporting…
In 2014, Ingrid Hauff was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), a degenerative disorder that attacks the nervous system, leading to speech impairment, loss of control…
