![The Face of Melancholy](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/08/Wood-doll-2-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The intricate symbolism embedded in the art piece Melencolia I by German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer continues to invite speculation as to the true meaning…
![Inadequate Training Leaves Workers Vulnerable to Compassion Fatigue](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif?x81652)
Every afternoon, personal support worker Susan (name changed) struggled with administering medication to a particular elderly patient in the dementia ward where she worked. On…
![I felt a Funeral, in my Brain](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/10/brain_and_machine_darkroom_enlarged_by_jacobchapman-d7pmpl9-_-Deviant-Art-470x140.jpg?x81652)
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain is a poem written by Emily Dickinson. It is thought that Dickinson is comparing her mental health to…
![Lessons from the Mental Hospital](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/05/Jano-De-Cesare_Ray-of-Light-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Glennon Doyle Melton delivers a moving TED Talk that exposes her struggles with shame and addiction starting from an early age. Using binging and alcohol…
![Lover's Eye](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/06/Untitled-432x140.jpg?x81652)
Zaneta Pernicova painted this piece after her husband was diagnosed with a brain cyst that altered his mental and emotional state. Pernicova also noticed changes…
![Don't Swallow the Cap](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/02/dont-swallow-the-cap-470x140.png?x81652)
Music By: The National The National’s music can be interpreted in many ways. In this particular song, they capture feelings of pain and emotional discomfort—resonating…
![Unconscious Anxiety](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2014/02/ua_paris-470x140.jpg?x81652)
This piece, as well as other installations by Chiharu Shiota, evoke a sense of emotion in the threads that cocoon and entangle various objects and…