![How Life Influences Art](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/03/A68BD9FE-AF6B-405F-9658-4FCEF226C68F-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Louis Wain was born in 1860 in England and became known for his anthropomorphic drawings of cats. Initially, the drawings were created to amuse his…
![Mental Health, Depression, Heredity, Sadness, Poetry, Poem, Cancer, Medication, SSRIs, Malaise, Apathy, Mental Illness, Biomedical, Pills](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/02/5B95BD09-8AC1-458D-A3DA-087B06F24F41-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Written by Alison Pick, “Depression” is a short poem which succinctly encapsulates the hopelessness which comes with depression, as well as the feelings of helplessness…
![I'm Not Moved On](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/02/Z-pic-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In May 2015, former English footballer Rio Ferdinand lost his wife to cancer. In order to deal with the overwhelming pain and grief, Ferdinand joined…
![Wearing Cancer Survival like a Badge of Honor](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/08/EA3-_-Feature-1-_-1000-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“I have stage 3 cancer; my friend has stage 1—which is like a pimple.” On her personal blog, Debbie Woodbury, a woman diagnosed with Stage…
![When Adolescents Claim the Right to Refuse Treatment](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/06/Feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In a personal essay in the Hartford Courant, 17-year old Cassandra C. recalls her legal battle when she refused to undergo chemotherapy after being diagnosed…
![From the Mouths of Babes: Speaking With Your Child About Cancer](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2013/07/awed086-1024x895-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Explaining a serious illness like cancer to a child is daunting for any parent. How, when, and how much do I tell my child? Parents…
![Film Review: “New Year’s Eve”](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/01/new-years-eve-470x140.jpg?x81652)
New Year’s Eve, director Garry Marshall’s most recent movie attempts to illustrate the intricacies of relationships around the characteristically sentimental celebration of New Year’s Eve. …
![When Families are Touched by Cancer](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2011/06/handscandle-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide with one in eight women being diagnosed in their lifetime. One of the great difficulties…