![Elyn Saks: A Tale of Mental Illness From the Inside](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Screenshot-2015-07-06-20.00.28-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Elyn Saks, a successful mental health lawyer, and professor at the University of Southern California Gould Law School, came forward in 2007 to speak about…
![At CAMH, Pet Therapy Helps Decrease Stigma of Severe Mental Illness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
When I tell others that I volunteer with my dog in a pet therapy program, they assume my work involves children or the elderly. I…
![The Final Masquerade](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Screenshot-2015-07-06-19.34.21-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“The Final Masquerade” is a rock ballad by the band Linkin Park that implies a sense of negativity and foreboding. Interestingly, however, the instrumentals create…
![Still I Rise](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Screenshot-2015-07-05-19.02.55-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Still I Rise”, by Maya Angelou, is a poem about the adversity and racism faced by Angelou and many other African-American individuals throughout history. In…
![High Hopes](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Screenshot-2015-06-28-20.36.36-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In their song, ‘High Hopes’, the alternative-rock band Kodaline tries to convey a sense of optimism to the listener through lyrics like, “But I’ve got…
![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…
![A Boy and His Machine Gun](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/06/Screenshot-2015-06-14-08.57.01-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In 1999, artist Mathew Good decided to write a song about his friend who was admitted to a psychiatric institution. The lyrics attempt to describe…
![Art Therapy and the Mind/Body Connection](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/06/Untitled2-254x140.jpg?x81652)
Sara Roizen is an artist and licensed board-certified creative arts therapist. Sara leads an art therapy class to help individuals struggling with mental illness. In her…
![The Grant Optimist](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/06/photo-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“The Grand Optimist” is written and performed by Dallas Green, of City and Colour. The lyrics convey a sense of losing hope—feelings often described by…
![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…