![Mental Health, PTSD, Abuse, Stigma, Art, Self Portrait, Trauma, Arts & Culture, Scars, Domestic Violence](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/11/nadine-shaabana-M_f3f8DGRg-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Self portrait of the silence I have endured. Six years ago trauma PTSD Followed by sexual, physical mental emotional domestic violence spousal abuse, by a…
![graffiti, street art, Banksy, social justice, Ukraine, domestic violence, crack epidemic, artwork, mural, anonymous, artist](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/03/4846763015_93969acf44_c-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Known for his dark humor and antiauthoritarian masterpieces, anonymous street artist Banksy continues to make headlines. This Bristol-born activist, and film director’s true identity is subject…
![Violence Is Not Real Love](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/10/CA1BDE34-B6FF-4683-8C9A-1A58E1EB2576-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in the United States. As women and girls are disproportionately impacted by this type of violence,…
![Everybody Knows](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/05/57F19765-A421-4F4A-BC60-0814E82993C6-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“Everybody Knows” is a song by artist Kimbra which speaks to oppression, open to different interpretations of the theme. In the rework by Apothek and…
![Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Survivors, Video, Ted Talk, Marissa Alexander, Survivor Defendant, Shame, Relationship](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/10/0990B283-23CD-4BAE-A82C-BEB6465DB356-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States. Domestic and intimate partner violence are pervasive issues affecting many individuals worldwide, often whom…
![John Wolford, Tie a Knot, domestic violence, homicide, loss, hope, recovery, healing, sounds, song, lyrics, music](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/10/Tie-a-Knot-John-Wolford-lyrics-domestic-violence-loss-grief-healing-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Tie a Knot” is a song by folk artist John Wolford, who lost his cousin in a domestic violence homicide. The lyrics remind those in similar…
![Domestic Abuse Linked to Financial Crisis](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/11/feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Self-reported spousal violence has declined in most Canadian provinces over the past ten years, according to Statistics Canada. But an increase in domestic violence calls…
![When Harsh Discipline Worsens Performance in Competitive Sports](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/05/khad_May8_Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
On December 19, 2015, former National Hockey League (NHL) player Patrick O’Sullivan revealed shocking details of sports-related childhood abuse. In a blog article on The…
![Branding tattoos use ink to violate women](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/09/Feature-2-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Latishia Sanchez was fourteen when she was attacked and raped by five men, including her boyfriend. During the assault, the men tattooed her boyfriend’s name…
![Mine](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/04/turning-point-terri-thompson-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Most us have heard the horrifying statistics surrounding domestic violence, but we rarely get to glimpse the personal stories of victims. The students of Fordham…