![EP 46: The Relationship Between Trauma and Addiction](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/12/Podcast-Image-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In this episode, Trauma and Mental Health Report writer Taylor Alves speaks with Summer Krause, a licensed professional counsellor and certified alcohol and drug counsellor,…
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“Mr. Brownstone” is a song written by Guns N’ Roses guitarists Izzy Stradlin and Slash and featured on the band’s debut album Appetite for Destruction….
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Retiring from a lifestyle of debauchery was no easy task for the Red Hot Chili Peppers back in the day. The path of sobriety can…
![Addiction, Drugs, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Alcohol, Depression, Pain, Grief, Gambling, Substance Abuse](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/12/kychan-KkLeFcRj1Zk-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In recent years, addiction has been a frequently talked about topic from school presentations to news coverage, it’s everywhere. But still the question remains, why…
![Addiction, Drugs, Cannabis, dependence, Music, K’s Choice, Sam Bettens, Sarah Bettens, Song, Lyrics](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/08/13832976445_647f570fec_c-470x140.jpg?x81652)
It’s too easy to assume, as so many already have, that the ’90s classic anthem “Not An Addict” by Belgian rock band K’s Choice from…
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The song “I Fall Apart” by rap-pop artist, Post Malone, tells us a story of heart break and the inevitable excessive drinking that comes with…
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While the COVID-19 pandemic has affected people worldwide, it has deeply impacted those dealing with substance addictions. Experts have consistently reported a pattern of addictions…
![Addiction, Depression, Anxiety, Drugs, Stress, Recovery, Mental Health, Loneliness, Trauma, Stigma, Sounds, Song, Treatment.](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/10/61396DE2-B501-48E9-BA19-A73D674E4578-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Disclaimer: Please note that the following post discusses a song which contains some explicit lyrics. The song “FRIENDS” is a track from artist J. Cole’s…
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Before COVID-19 arrived on American soil, there wasn’t much curiosity about how the growing epidemic could collide with another well-established one, one which had been…
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Written in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” has stood the test of time both as a…