![Finding Peace through Art Making](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2024/07/July-23-Feature-Pic-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In leading a life of service and violence to defend their countries, many army veterans are plagued by mental health disorders that have lasting effects…
![When Museums can be a Space for Healing](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/09/valerie-titova-4sfQH0tS78k-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Art has long been used as a form of expression, often giving a peek into the artist’s deepest thoughts and feelings. The benefits from this…
![Anxious Hands](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/05/781F8A6E-AEFA-45E5-800F-BF36A882B60A-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“My art is my story; I approach each piece as a visual and somatic expression of my experience.” Expressionist artist, Sarah, is the creator of…
![Eros](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/11/4541335E-C672-42C9-8D73-3AD4B5F0459D-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Roshanak M. Heravi is a Toronto-based painter, muralist and artist. She received her BFA from OCAD university and her work is influenced by Cecily Brown, Picasso…
![The Sick Child](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/09/1CB827C4-0C1C-47EA-A606-D2468BA0247F-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Norwegian painter, Edward Munch was a prolific artist whose focus is human mortality, chronic illness, sexual liberation and religious aspiration. He was considered the head…
![Fatherless Son](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/C2F5EFC5-4C95-4CF7-BD19-29BADF1478DB-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“Fatherless Son” is an acrylic painting by Alexander Robinson completed in 2019. The piece appears to be a reflection of how one’s identity continues to…
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Click here to view our podcast channel! In this episode, Trauma and Mental Health Report writer Alexandra Vesia interviews psychotherapist Loren Harssar from Harssar’s Holistics to…
![Dancer beckoning to the camera with her hand in the sunlight.](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/07/olivia-bauso-nKWXb8EGzO0-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
As one of the oldest forms of communication, dance has been used to convey a range of emotions, and is recognized as a part of…
![Drawing Lena’s Demons](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/06/0E9C0128-F5BE-4439-843F-3B1DEEA8A86A-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Lena Bouma is an artist, specializing in graphic design. The Trauma and Mental Health Report reached out to hear about Lena’s process of expressing feelings…
![Art therapy, brain, coping, digital art, mental health, mind, negativity, peace, thoughts](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/04/8EA0C77A-4738-4ACB-A050-5729DDB4B337-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Have you ever wished for an escape from your own mind? Bailey Jordan is a realism artist who incorporates themes of mental health into her…