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Stress is an inevitable part of everyday life. Whether we’re tackling daily chores or facing major life events, our bodies react to these demands, known…
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From YouTube star Jake Paul to A-list actor Tom Hardy, mixed martial arts (MMA) has attracted the participation of individuals from all walks of life,…
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The way we think about trauma has drastically changed in recent decades thanks to innovative trauma scholars such as Bessel van der Kolk. In a…
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Drs. Emily and Amelia Nagoski are twin sisters and coauthors of the book “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle.” The sisters are featured…
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Maria Jose Espindola, also known as itaartista, is a young Colombian visual artist based in Bogota D.C (who is also part of the artist collective…
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The piece entitled “Mind Vomit” represents how the painters mind looks and feels like in day to day life. All the sub-thoughts are all mixed…
![Internet, Gaming, Addiction, Health, Physical, Body, Neglect, Risky, Eating, Sleep, Disorder, Deprivation, Needs](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/11/Feature-Image-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“At one point I was alone in the house for about a week. Before that, my brother would usually be home, and the computer was…
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There is an importance of understanding the impact of trauma within the human experience. “Trauma results in a fundamental reorganization of the way mind and…