Leonard Cohen’s life long struggle with depression permeates into many of his songs and poems—Avalanche is but one instance of the artist meditating on such…
Music by Joy Division. This song can be interpreted as being about Curtis’ failing marriage, which was largely brought on by his affair with another woman….
Music by Sufjan Stevens. The album cover is a reference to the work of schizophrenic artist, Royal Robertson. The album’s thematic and formal content reflects…
Detail By Carol Es, her work is personal and based on childhood trauma. http://esart.com/lowdown/my-story/ link to Carol’s own story
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) contribute to many deaths each year, and can lead to the development of secondary mental health problems. The Centre for Disease…
At its worst, depression can be a frightening, debilitating condition. Millions of people around the world live with depression. Many of these individuals and their…
A poem about love and dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) By Neil Hillborn
We moderns are the last people on the planet to uncover what older cultures have known for thousands of years: The act of drumming contains…
Michel Basquiat is an intriguing artist with an early traumatic history. Basquiat struggled with heroin addiction and eventually overdosed at age 27. This piece was…
