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December 6th marks 31 years since 14 women were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal University, simply because they were women. As a consequence of this terrible…
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Fascinated with murder, friends and comedians Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff wanted the opportunity to openly talk about death. They started weekly podcast “My Favorite…
![Doris: Growing Up with a Schizophrenic Mother](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/09/OldFilmReel1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The Trauma and Attachment report recently interviewed Mac and German, the son and brother of Doris, a woman who suffers from schizophrenia. Mac and German…
![Interview with a Survivor: Childhood Sexual Abuse Video Series, Part 4](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/09/OldFilmReel1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Survivors of sexual abuse have varying ways of coping with their painful histories. Part four of the Childhood Sexual Abuse Video Series explores the real experience…
![Treating the Sex Offender: Childhood Sexual Abuse Video Series, Part 3](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/09/OldFilmReel1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
One of the most challenging areas of psychotherapy is in treating individuals who have sexually offended. Therapy methods for this population are often controversial….
![Trauma and Health Consequences: Childhood Sexual Abuse Video Series, Part 2](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/09/OldFilmReel1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Health-related consequences are an important concern in the area of sexual abuse. In part two of the Childhood Sexual Abuse Video Series, Elsabeth Jensen, RN PhD,…