Cartoonist, Dima Dupéré, uses humour to depict an exaggerated scene of an incongruent therapeutic relationship from the perspective of the patient. The drawing portrays the…
‘Whiskey Lullaby’, performed by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss, is a song about loneliness, heartbreak, and alcohol abuse.With lyrics like, “The put him out like…
Does reading have the ability to increase empathy? Writer and activist Alaa Al Aswany thinks so. He believes that the role of literature has been…
‘Guns for Hands’, a song by Twenty-One Pilots, offers a strong contrast of an up-beat rhythm and dark powerful lyrics. The song follows a story…
In his series ‘Real Monsters. Volume 2’ artist Toby Allen depicts what mental illnesses might look like, if they took the form of monsters that…
‘Richard Cory’, a poem written by Edwin Arlington Robinson, describes the life of a man who seemingly has it all…but commits suicide. The poem serves…
In her album, “romanticization of mental illness” Kelsey Weaver reveals an ongoing struggle with self-harm and self-medication.
Where do we draw the line between wishing for better fortune and using fantasy as escape? This question is at the heart of a recent…
Becca was the 2014 winner of the Change The View Contest run by Children’s Mental Health Ontario. In her video, she discusses her personal story…
On April 26, 2015, 19-year-old Timothy Henderson, a resident of the North West Territories in Canada, was taken off life support after sustaining self-harm injuries,…
