![Visual Art, Fiber Art, Trauma, Depression, Abuse, Mental Health, Recovery, Coping, Aging, Self Acceptance](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/02/B80FF81D-7CBE-48AF-9264-BC496719C85A-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
This hand-stitched piece of fiber art was created by Diana Scott, a Canadian artist who is involved in the fiber art community in Burlington Ontario…
![7 Years](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/04/2292473789_9f9a269d82_b-470x140.jpg?x81652)
7 Years’ is a song written by Lukas Graham, which describes growing up. The lyrics touch on the theme of aging and the fear of…
![Stop This Train](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/04/man-470x140.jpg?x81652)
John Mayer’s “Stop This Train” beautifully captures the songwriter’s existential crisis, stemming from his fear of growing old. The vocalist feels life is moving too fast…
![Dementia Takes Front Stage](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/02/181156970-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Sue K. Green’s poem Dementia Takes Front Stage paints a graphic picture of the pain, loneliness, and confusion that sufferers of dementia go through as…
![Elder Abuse: A Growing Problem in an Aging Population](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2011/06/Alzheimer-171-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In February of this year, a 68-year-old woman was discovered by authorities in the garage of the home belonging to her son and daughter-in law…