![Mental Illness: What You See, What You Don't See](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/08/AC-470x140.jpg?x81652)
One in five Canadians will suffer from mental illness in their lifetime. The other four will have a friend, family member, or colleague who will….
![Colour (a modest plea)](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/03/autism-470x140.jpg?x81652)
This poem, written by an adult with Asperger’s, comments on the misperception that individuals on the Autism spectrum don’t feel or are incapable of empathy….
![Portrait series honouring TBI survivors](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2013/12/nmhm_honoring_survivors_traumatic_brain_injuries011-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Eliette Markhbein, who is a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivor herself, constructed this portrait series to raise awareness of TBIs. Her subjects include former congresswoman…
![Social Media Feed Obsession with “Thigh Gaps”](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2013/06/Rachita.ThighGaps.FeatureImageH-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“I just want to take a knife and cut the fat out of my legs. I’m pretty sure the fat from my legs can feed…