![Farewell, Neverland](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2024/07/July-8-Feature-Pic-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Taylor Swift began pursuing her passion for music as a career at the age of 14 and has truly built a name for herself…
![Mental Health Awareness, Depression, Coping Mechanisms, Poetry, Resilience, Self-Care, Acceptance, Imagery, Anne Sexton, The Fury of Rainstorms](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2024/02/depression-concept-illustration_114360-3747-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In Anne Sexton’s poem, “The Fury of Rainstorms”, the stormy imagery of raindrops as red ants evokes a visceral sense of distress and pain. Through this…
![Embracing Sadness in the Pursuit of Happiness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/03/0F33C890-A403-4203-83F7-77D37F1F5719-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Dr. Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University, hosts The Happiness Lab, a podcast that intends to alter perceptions of happiness through the sharing…
![Neon question mark in a dark room.](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/09/emily-morter-8xAA0f9yQnE-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
How many of us have been conditioned to believe that life’s natural progression will lead us to the creation of our own nuclear family? Having…
![On the Shortness of Life](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/6D0BA655-D548-4544-A8F2-593C6FB74271-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“On the Shortness of Life” was written by Seneca, a prominent Roman philosopher, politician and playwright who lived from 4 BC – 65 AD. In…
![Song, waiting for the miracle, Leonard Cohen, waiting, freedom, acceptance, Mental Health, fixed, perfectionism, ideal, mindset](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/03/8ECE9B5B-D05E-4836-8903-6584FF877BF9-470x140.png?x81652)
In the song “Waiting for the Miracle“, Leonard Cohen tells the story of a man realizing that he has waited “half his life away” for…
![An open eye with a rainbow over it.](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/02/Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are often infantilized and misrepresented, including the common misconception that they are heterosexual and cisgender. Yet, with the recent…
![Words Associated with Mental Health](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/02/33F2D653-627D-40D6-AA39-EDAC61881A7E-470x140.png?x81652)
Study showcases how teens view and explain mental health. The words used relates heavily to stigma associated with mental health. Nearly half the words listed…
![Grief](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/11/AAB47703-7655-4DDD-8C2A-B2E17021A87B-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Hamideh Abol, is an Iranian-Canadian artist whose mixed-media arts are focused on immigration, war, personal, and social crisis issues. Hamideh’s painting, “Grief,” depicts different stages…
![sanism, mental health, stigma, acceptance, society, social stigma, relationship, positivity, perceive, treatment, behaviours, language](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/04/811CB415-C7B6-4D07-8707-42F2DD84825E-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
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…