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Our minds work in incredible ways to protect us from the negative experiences that occur throughout our lives. Those diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID)…
![What can Minimalism do for Mental Health?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/04/fernf-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Ryan Nicodemus was once a senior executive making a six-figure income in a corporate job. He found himself unsatisfied with his life and depressed. He…
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Anatomy of Violence, a film directed by Deepa Mehta, takes viewers on an emotional journey, illustrating how we create perpetrators of violence against women. Mehta…
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“Between You and Me,” a documentary by director Chase Joynt, examines what it feels like to discover a family member has done a terrible thing….
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“Cover up your arms before you leave.” Growing up, I heard this refrain a lot. But not out of fear of harmful sun, or out…
![Mental-Health Stigma All Too Common in Iran](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/08/the_muslim_lady_in_red_by_pakpolaris-d38jm1w-470x140.jpg?x81652)
A Minor Leap Down, an Iranian film featured at international film festivals in Berlin and Toronto, illustrates the struggle of a 30-year-old Iranian woman named…
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The premise of the film Her seems rather unlikely. Written and directed by Spike Jonze, it features a lonely writer who falls in love with…