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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…
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“What if people judge me for taking arm floaties?” Well, those people don’t care if you live or die. Coming to terms with a diagnosis…
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Nadia Bedzhanova’s directorial debut “Beware of Dog” (2020) follows the lives of 3 people severely affected by mental disorders. The film premiered at the Slamdance…
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Rae Morgan, a mental health advocate, writer and storyteller, created these pieces while she was hospitalized in an outpatient program with bipolar disorder. She says…
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“I shut down again. I went blank. One minute I was spinning, and the next minute my mind was dragging itself around in a circle,…
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Suse Silva is a Toronto based visual artist working in Toronto. She uses visual art as a way to express her internal experiences to being…
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Coleman Hell wrote the song “Manic” to shed light on the struggle of dealing with bipolar disorder. Although he was diagnosed years ago, he neglected…
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Neil Hilborn is an American slam poet who writes and performs poetry. Hilborn was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) as a child, and bipolar disorder while he was in college, and has always used…
![Kevin Hines, Mental Health, suicide, Survivors, bipolar disorder, Treatment, Recovery, Hope, Healing, video](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/Kevin-Hines-Mental-Health-suicide-Survivors-bipolar-disorder-Treatment-Recovery-Hope-Healing-video-470x140.jpg?x81652)
At the age of 19, Kevin Hines decided that he was going to take his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge; he is of the 1% of people who have survived…
![Demi Lovato, singer, music, sounds, mental health, suicide, Warrior, bipolar disorder, advocacy, eating disorder](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/12/Demi-Lovato-artist-musician-singer-songwriter-music-sounds-mental-health-suicide-Warrior-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Demi Lovato is an actress and singer, and a well-known name in the entertainment industry across the globe. Growing up in the spotlight, Lovato is known for being a child…