![Mental Health, Identity, Self-Consciousness, Isolation, Sadness, Fitting In, Beauty Tarot Card, Digital Art, Canadian Artist, Loneliness, Depression,](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/04/jen-theodore-WC96v1kqMag-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The struggle with self confidence is one that many can relate to. With so many beauty standards we become our greatest critics. We scrutinize ourselves…
![Frida Kahlo, artwork, painting, depression, PTSD, operations, trauma, isolation, anxiety, mental health, alienation, bipolar disorder,](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/03/rifqi-ali-ridho-VlXlW77swwY-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Known for some of the most surreal and symbolic paintings, Frida Kahlo was no stranger to depicting themes of self-identity, mental health and the human…
![Mental Health, Abuse, Abusive Relationship, Psychological Abuse, Isolation, Codependency, Relationships, Trauma, Manipulation, Gaslighting, Support, Strength, Freedom, Alice Darling](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/02/danie-franco-7KHCNCddn2U-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The late 2022 thriller “Alice, Darling” explores the themes of abuse and manipulation in an abusive relationship. The story follows Alice, the protagonist, who is…
![Mental Health, Ignorance, Madness, Art, Artist, Watercolour, Suffocation, Isolation, Depression, Anxiety, Protection, Anguish, Coping](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/12/liza-polyanskaya-PrXN8-YG5WI-unsplash-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The work “Lucidity Begets Madness” by Canadian artist James Livingston is offered up as a counterpoint to the expression “ignorance is bliss”. Lucidity Begets Madness…
![Installation, psychiatric facility, mental institution, alienation, mental health professionals, psychiatrists, patients, mental health awareness, isolation, support, treatment, abusive, therapy, depression, anxiety, art, Edward Kienholz](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/11/jon-butterworth-fmWFJ6pjrTg-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Edward Kienholz, 1927-1994, was an American Installation Artist who used his experience working in a state-run mental institution as inspiration. Kienholz had always been distraught…
![Mental Health, Depression, Psych Ward, Hospital, Poem, Isolation, Suicide, Healing, Trauma, Treatment](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/11/dominik-kuhn-pfAnqlk3Oiw-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Psychiatric hospitals, or psych wards, are places that help rehabilitate those with serious mental health conditions. Here patients are provided with treatment for their disorders….
![Reach – Award Winning Short Film on Mental Health Awareness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/05/0DE2ACAD-5364-479A-B1C1-9DE5586993FF-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“Reach” is an award-winning short film from India about depression, anxiety and fear. Reach focuses on the life and experience of one individual who experiences…
![Two women sitting against a dirty wall smoke cigarettes](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/Feature-2-470x140.jpg?x81652)
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…
![Loneliness, Relationships, COVID, Quarantine, Isolation, Conflict, Cope, Mental Health, Communication, Divorce](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/12/F30F668F-6743-4C23-9F69-6DDEE711EFF5-470x140.png?x81652)
“Marriages are struggling, the stress of on and off lock downs, financial issues and spending tons of extra time together is actually driving some couples…