![Frida Kahlo, artwork, painting, depression, PTSD, operations, trauma, isolation, anxiety, mental health, alienation, bipolar disorder,](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/03/rifqi-ali-ridho-VlXlW77swwY-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Known for some of the most surreal and symbolic paintings, Frida Kahlo was no stranger to depicting themes of self-identity, mental health and the human…
![Schizo-affective disorder, psychosis, mental health, personality disorder, manic depression, schizophrenia, mood disorder, cognition, recovery, therapy, mental health support, recovery, mental illness, coping, alienation](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/02/matt-paul-catalano-0QEG_xOoY7Y-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In his symbolic poem, “Under the Sea”, poet Dan Hoeweler draws parallels between his experience with schizo-affective disorder and psychosis with feelings of being “under…
![Installation, psychiatric facility, mental institution, alienation, mental health professionals, psychiatrists, patients, mental health awareness, isolation, support, treatment, abusive, therapy, depression, anxiety, art, Edward Kienholz](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/11/jon-butterworth-fmWFJ6pjrTg-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Edward Kienholz, 1927-1994, was an American Installation Artist who used his experience working in a state-run mental institution as inspiration. Kienholz had always been distraught…
![borderline personality disorder, BPD, personality disorder, mental health, clinical diagnosis, misrepresentation, mental health awareness, mental illness, relationships, therapy, coping, recovery, spoke word, identity disturbance, alienation](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/10/milada-vigerova-GlIxPKROHMs-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In her well-articulated and expressive spoken word, Alex Lane describes her experience living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Lane composed the spoken word as though…
![Song, Enneagram, Atlas: Enneagram, Sleeping at Last, Depression, Suicide, Alienation, Mental Illness, Mental Health, Coping, Sadness, Grief, Music, Recovery, Lyrics](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/07/faye-cornish-Uq3gTiPlqRo-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“The Atlas: Enneagram” is an album created by the band Sleeping at Last led by vocalist Ryan O’Neal. As depicted by his band name O’Neal…
![Entropic Misadventure](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/09/6ED009D9-5F65-4A41-9097-F043EBC07CD9-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Richard George Davis is a South African artist who creates surreal dream-like artworks which represent literal interpretations of common language expressions or emotions . The…
![Homeless Gospel Choir, lyrics, depression, alienation, loneliness, lost](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/3C06512B-80CA-425D-8968-581C4B64D5D7-470x140.png?x81652)
Creating a safe-space where punks from all walks of life comes together to sing songs was the goal of the protest punk band the Homeless…
![bipolar, mania, depression, hallucination, denial, stardom, public, stigma, music, alienation](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/11/53EB3F25-E594-41BB-8F63-59A86C327FCD-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
The song ‘Gasoline’ by Halsey from her debut album Badlands describes what it is like to live with bipolar disorder, a condition the singer herself…
![Jumper,-Third-Eye-Blind,-Depression,-Suicide,-Alienation,-Mental-Illness,-Mental-Health,-Coping,-Sadness,-Grief,-Music,-Recovery,-Lyrics](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/05/Jumper-Third-Eye-Blind-Depression-Suicide-Alienation-Mental-Illness-Mental-Health-Coping-Sadness-Grief-Music-Recovery-Lyrics-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The song “Jumper” by Third Eye Blind was written by lead vocalist Stephen Jenkins. In an interview with Vulture, Jenkins explains that the song is…
![Returning home to a different kind of battlefield](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/07/Early-morning-goodbye-to-lost-love-_-Richard-George-Davis-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Journalist Sebastien Junger shares his thoughts on the toll that a broken society takes on soldiers returning home from war. In this passionate TED Talk,…