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How many of us have been conditioned to believe that life’s natural progression will lead us to the creation of our own nuclear family? Having…
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Mommy blogging started to gain popularity in 2010 and gave mothers a platform to share parenting experiences. By 2014 there was a predicted 4.4 million…
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Jennifer Bae is an artist from Guelph, Ontario. In her adolescence and young adulthood, the artist sought solace in macabre art that revolved around themes…
![The Ravages of War](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/03/5122058845_ea12f4d139_z-470x140.jpg?x81652)
To my daughter I will say, ‘When the men come, set yourself on fire’ – In love and In War, Warsan Shire “Teaching My Mother…
![Doris: Growing Up with a Schizophrenic Mother](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/09/OldFilmReel1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The Trauma and Attachment report recently interviewed Mac and German, the son and brother of Doris, a woman who suffers from schizophrenia. Mac and German…